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

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

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

1892  On this day in history 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (NYC)   

1894  On this day in history slava Vorlova, composer   

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

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

1901  On March - 15 horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th   

1901  Colin McPhee, Montreal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles) on this day in history.   

1902  Kitty Masters, actress on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history british conquest of northern Nigeria is complete.   

1903  On this day in history frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa   

1904  On this day in history george Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel)   

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

1905  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal/founder (Social Weekly), dies at 60 on March - 15.   

1906  On March - 15 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1907  On this day in history jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn)   

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

1910  On March - 15 an Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race)   

1912  On this day in history pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins   

1912  On March - 15 duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot   

1913  Cleveland establishes first small claims court on March - 15.   

1913  On March - 15 first Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)   

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

1913  On this day in history lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)   

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

1915  Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea on March - 15.   

1915  David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris) on this day in history.   

1916  General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months on March - 15.   

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

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

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

1493  On March - 15 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 this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

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

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

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

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

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

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.   

1575  On March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)