Page 4: Historical Events In March - 15

1889  6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on March - 15.   

1892  On this day in history escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY)   

1892  On this day in history new York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)   

1892  The first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York on this day in history.   

1892  1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC) on March - 15.   

1894  Slava Vorlova, composer on this day in history.   

1897  On March - 15 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden   

1900  Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer on March - 15.   

1901  Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th on this day in history.   

1901  Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) on March - 15.   

1902  Kitty Masters, actress on March - 15.   

1903  British conquest of northern Nigeria is complete on this day in history.   

1903  Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa on this day in history.   

1904  On March - 15 george Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel)   

1905  On March - 15 berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler   

1905  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd   

1906  Brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on March - 15.   

1906  Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on March - 15.   

1907  Finland is first European country to give women the right to vote on this day in history.   

1907  On March - 15 finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote   

1907  Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn) on this day in history.   

1908  1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole" on March - 15.   

1910  An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race) on March - 15.   

1912  Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins on this day in history.   

1912  Duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot on March - 15.   

1913  On this day in history cleveland establishes first small claims court   

1913  First Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) on March - 15.   

1913  1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson) on this day in history.   

1913  Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof) on March - 15.   

1915  Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 15 neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea   

1915  On this day in history david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)   

1916  On this day in history general Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on March - 15.   

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on this day in history.   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.   

1575  On this day in history death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)