Page 5: Historical Events In March - 12

1904  Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund on March - 12.   

1904  On this day in history the first main line electric train in UK (Liverpool to Southport)   

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

1904  Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants) on this day in history.   

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  (Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician on this day in history.   

1908  On March - 12 stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games   

1908  David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician on this day in history.   

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  Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant) on this day in history.   

1911  Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico on March - 12.   

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 March - 12.   

1912  On March - 12 james McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh   

1913  Canberra becomes the capital of Australia when the foundation stone of the Federal Parliament building is laid on March - 12.   

1913  On March - 12 foundation stone of the Australian capitol in Canberra laid   

1913  On March - 12 foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid   

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

1913  Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61 on March - 12.   

1914  On March - 12 jan Kapr, composer   

1914  On this day in history george Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67   

1915  On this day in history alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter   

1916  French airship sinks British submarine D3 on March - 12.   

1916  M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on March - 12.   

1917  On March - 12 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 March - 12.   

1918  On this day in history james Bracken, race horse trainer   

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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 March - 12.   

1479  Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence was born on this day in history.   

1515  Caspar Othmayr, composer was born on March - 12.   

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

1613  On March - 12 birth of andré Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)   

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

1626  On March - 12 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

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

0604  On this day in history gregory I the Great, Pope (590-604), dies at 64   

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 March - 12.   

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

1447  On this day in history death of shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (b. 1377)   

1471  Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies on March - 12.   

1496  Johannes de Lapide, [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies on this day in history.