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  Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters) on March - 16.   

1926  Jerry Lewis, [Levitch], comedian/fund raiser (MDA), loved in France on March - 16.   

1926  On March - 16 sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog   

1929  WHP-AM in Harrisburg PA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1930  On March - 16 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine   

1930  On March - 16 uSS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a natl shrine   

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

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) on this day in history.   

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  On March - 16 alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47   

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

1935  On this day in history hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty   

1935  On March - 16 in Germany Hitler introduces conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles   

1935  John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 on March - 16.   

1937  On this day in history all but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors & sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32   

1937  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1939  Germany occupies Czechoslovakia on March - 16.   

1939  Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine on March - 16.   

1940  On this day in history german air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow   

1941  On March - 16 blizzard hits North Dakota &Minnesota killing 60   

1941  On March - 16 dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize   

1941  On March - 16 national Gallery of Art opens in Washington DC   

1941  On March - 16 blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60   

1941  On this day in history john Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73   

1942  Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69 on March - 16.   

1943  On March - 16 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  On this day in history the ships Elin K (Norway) &Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed &sunk   

1943  On this day in history elin K (No) & Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed & sinks   

1944  Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death on this day in history.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on March - 16.   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  On this day in history birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

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

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.   

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 March - 16.   

1072  On this day in history 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 March - 16 death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on March - 16.