Page 4: Historical Events In March - 23

1876  Muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture on March - 23.   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on March - 23.   

1879  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 on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin)   

1880  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war on March - 23.   

1881  On March - 23 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 March - 23.   

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

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

1883  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria on this day in history.   

1884  Glauco Velasquez, composer on March - 23.   

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

1887  On this day in history the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter   

1887  On March - 23 anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)   

1889  Edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record on this day in history.   

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

1889  Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on March - 23.   

1891  The first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall on this day in history.   

1891  On March - 23 catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  Dane Rudhyar, composer on March - 23.   

1896  Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

1898  Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 23 erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

1901  Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast on March - 23.   

1901  On March - 23 edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

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

1903  Wright brothers obtain airplane patent on this day in history.   

1905  Paul Grimault, animator on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history george Posford, composer   

1906  On March - 23 victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

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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  On March - 23 birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  On March - 23 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 March - 23.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on March - 23.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on this day in history.   

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

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)