Page 5: Historical Events In March - 12

1904  On March - 12 andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund   

1904  The first main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport) on this day in history.   

1904  On March - 12 1st main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

1904  On this day in history ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants)   

1905  On this day in history rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92   

1906  On this day in history heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast   

1907  On this day in history at Toulon, France, the battleship Iena explodes, killing at least 118 men   

1907  On March - 12 (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician   

1908  Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games on March - 12.   

1908  On March - 12 david Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician   

1908  Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61 on March - 12.   

1909  Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1910  Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3 on this day in history.   

1910  On March - 12 roger L Stevens, producer (Giant)   

1911  Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1912  Captain Albert Berry performs first parachute jump from an airplane on March - 12.   

1912  Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low on this day in history.   

1912  Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane on this day in history.   

1912  James McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh on March - 12.   

1913  On this day in history canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid.   

1913  Foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid on March - 12.   

1913  On this day in history foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid   

1913  Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's) on March - 12.   

1913  On this day in history joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61   

1914  Jan Kapr, composer on this day in history.   

1914  George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 12 alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter   

1916  On March - 12 french airship sinks British submarine D3   

1916  On March - 12 m v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39   

1917  On this day in history izvestia, the official Soviet newspaper, founded   

1917  Russian Dumas sets up Provisional Committee; workers set up Soviets on March - 12.   

1917  On this day in history stalin, Kamenev &Muranov arrive in St Petersburg   

1917  Googie Withers, Karachi India, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing) on this day in history.   

1918  James Bracken, race horse trainer on March - 12.   

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1270  Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325) was born on March - 12.   

1336  On March - 12 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  On March - 12 birth of caspar Othmayr, composer   

1607  On this day in history birth of paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)   

1626  John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

0417  On March - 12 innocent I, Italian Pope (401-417), dies   

0604  Gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64 on March - 12.   

1209  On this day in history djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies   

1289  Death of King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259) on this day in history.   

1374  Death of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (b. 1336) on this day in history.   

1447  Death of Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377) on this day in history.   

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

1496  On this day in history johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies