Historical Events In March - 12

1877  On this day in history crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52   

1878  On this day in history gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

1880  On March - 12 house Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory)   

1881  On this day in history andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.   

1881  On March - 12 daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee)   

1883  Judge Jackson, composer on March - 12.   

1883  On this day in history murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies   

1884  On this day in history mississippi establishes first US state college for women   

1884  Mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women on this day in history.   

1885  Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer on this day in history.   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in northeast US (400 die) on this day in history.   

1888  2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE US (400 die) on March - 12.   

1888  Hall Johnson, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists on March - 12.   

1889  Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 12 battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

1889  Philip Guedalla, historian on this day in history.   

1889  Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle on March - 12.   

1890  A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

1894  Pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday on this day in history.   

1896  The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on March - 12.   

1896  1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on March - 12.   

1896  On March - 12 jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

1897  On this day in history vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel   

1898  On March - 12 fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa)   

1900  On March - 12 president Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  On this day in history president Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein   

1900  On March - 12 david Croll, QC senator   

1901  On this day in history ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds)   

1902  On this day in history john Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54   

1903  On this day in history nY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL   

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1270  On this day in history birth of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)   

1336  Eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern was born on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history birth of giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1607  Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1613  André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on March - 12.   

0417  On this day in history innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  On March - 12 gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

1209  Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies on March - 12.   

1289  On this day in history death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on March - 12.   

1447  On March - 12 death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  On this day in history dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

1496  On March - 12 johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies