Page 4: Historical Events In March - 23

1876  On this day in history muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on March - 23.   

1879  On this day in history war of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) on March - 23.   

1880  On March - 23 flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc)   

1880  On March - 23 gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

1881  On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war   

1881  On this day in history gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war on this day in history.   

1881  Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) on March - 23.   

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history sECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence.   

1882  C Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia on March - 23.   

1883  On March - 23 faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria   

1884  On this day in history glauco Velasquez, composer   

1887  More than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW on this day in history.   

1887  The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on March - 23.   

1887  Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on March - 23.   

1889  Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on March - 23.   

1889  President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.   

1889  Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history the first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall   

1891  Catherine Murphy Urner, composer on this day in history.   

1895  Dane Rudhyar, composer on this day in history.   

1896  Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on March - 23.   

1898  On March - 23 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

1900  On this day in history erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

1901  Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast on this day in history.   

1901  Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23] on March - 23.   

1902  Philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie) on this day in history.   

1903  Wright brothers obtain airplane patent on March - 23.   

1905  Paul Grimault, animator on this day in history.   

1906  George Posford, composer on this day in history.   

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on March - 23.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.   

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.