Page 4: Historical Events In March - 12

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

1878  Gemma Galgani, Italian saint on this day in history.   

1880  House Peters, England, silent film actor (Kansas Territory) on this day in history.   

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

1881  Daniel Webster Hoan, Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee) on this day in history.   

1883  Judge Jackson, composer on March - 12.   

1883  Murrumgunarriman, [Twopenny], cricketer (Aboriginal team 1868), dies on this day in history.   

1884  Mississippi establishes first US state college for women on March - 12.   

1884  On March - 12 mississippi establishes 1st US state college for women   

1885  On March - 12 raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer   

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

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

1888  On this day in history hall Johnson, composer   

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

1889  Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated on this day in history.   

1889  Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists on this day in history.   

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

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

1889  Philip Guedalla, historian on March - 12.   

1889  On this day in history yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle   

1890  On March - 12 a Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour   

1891  On March - 12 michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist   

1894  On March - 12 pittsburgh issues free season tickets for ladies on Tuesday & Friday   

1896  On March - 12 the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

1896  1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

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

1897  Vincent d'Indy's opera "Fervaal," premieres in Brussel on this day in history.   

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

1900  President Steyn of Orange-Free state flees from Bloemfontein on March - 12.   

1900  President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history david Croll, QC senator   

1901  Ground is broken for Boston's 1st AL ballpark (Huntington Ave Grounds) on March - 12.   

1902  John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 on March - 12.   

1903  NY Highlanders (Yankees) approved as members of AL on this day in history.   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history birth of eduard, Duke of Gelre (1361-71) husband of Catharina of Bayern   

1479  On March - 12 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 this day in history.   

1289  On March - 12 death of king Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)   

1374  On March - 12 death of emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336)   

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

1471  On March - 12 dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies   

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