Page 4: Historical Events In March - 15

1889  6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.   

1892  Escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY) on this day in history.   

1892  New York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine) on this day in history.   

1892  On March - 15 the first escalator, the Reno Inclined Elevator, is patented by Jesse W Reno of New York.   

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

1894  On this day in history slava Vorlova, composer   

1897  On this day in history 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden   

1900  On this day in history gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer   

1901  Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th on March - 15.   

1901  On this day in history colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles)   

1902  Kitty Masters, actress on this day in history.   

1903  On March - 15 british conquest of northern Nigeria is complete.   

1903  On March - 15 frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa   

1904  George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel) on March - 15.   

1905  On this day in history berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler   

1905  On March - 15 arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60   

1906  Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on this day in history.   

1906  On March - 15 brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd   

1906  Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history finland is first European country to give women the right to vote   

1907  Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote on March - 15.   

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  On March - 15 an Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race)   

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

1912  On this day in history duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot   

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

1913  On this day in history first Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)   

1913  On March - 15 1st presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)   

1913  On March - 15 lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)   

1915  Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea on March - 15.   

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

1915  David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris) on March - 15.   

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

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on March - 15.   

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

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

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

0963  On this day in history romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On this day in history mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.