Page 6: Historical Events In March - 16

1926  On this day in history the first man to give dreams of reaching the stars a glimpse of reality was Dr. Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts   

1926  On this day in history robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)   

1926  Jerry Lewis, [Levitch], comedian/fund raiser (MDA), loved in France on this day in history.   

1926  Sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog on March - 16.   

1929  On March - 16 wHP-AM in Harrisburg PA begins radio transmissions   

1930  On this day in history uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine   

1930  USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine on this day in history.   

1930  Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60 on March - 16.   

1931  On this day in history genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands)   

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Neth) on March - 16.   

1933  On March - 16 hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany   

1933  Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47 on March - 16.   

1934  Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act on this day in history.   

1935  On March - 16 hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty   

1935  On this day in history in Germany Hitler introduces conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles   

1935  On March - 16 john J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58   

1937  All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors & sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32 on March - 16.   

1937  On March - 16 j Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73   

1938  On this day in history noël Coward's musical "Operette", premieres in London   

1938  Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London on March - 16.   

1938  Egon Friedell, writer, dies on March - 16.   

1939  Germany occupies Czechoslovakia on this day in history.   

1939  Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 16 german air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow   

1941  Blizzard hits North Dakota &Minnesota killing 60 on this day in history.   

1941  Dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize on this day in history.   

1941  National Gallery of Art opens in Washington DC on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60   

1941  John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 on March - 16.   

1942  On this day in history alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69   

1943  On this day in history flight Lieutenant WE Newton awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross Newton was the only member of the RAAF to win the Victoria Cross in the Pacific war   

1943  The ships Elin K (Norway) &Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed &sunk on March - 16.   

1943  Elin K (No) & Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed & sinks on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.   

1634  On this day in history birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45