Page 4: Historical Events In March - 23

1876  Muirhead Bone, Glasgow Scotland, etcher/engraver of architecture on this day in history.   

1878  Franz Schrecker, composer on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history war of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.   

1880  On March - 23 flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin)   

1880  On March - 23 flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc)   

1880  On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

1881  On this day in history boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war   

1881  On March - 23 gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die   

1881  Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war on this day in history.   

1881  Hermann Staudinger, Germany, chemist/plastics researcher (Nobel '53) on this day in history.   

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on March - 23.   

1882  On March - 23 sECNAV Hunt issues General Order No. 292 creating Office of Naval Intelligence.   

1882  On this day in history c Montague Shaw, Adelaide Australia   

1883  On this day in history faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria   

1884  Glauco Velasquez, composer on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history more than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW.   

1887  The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1887  Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on this day in history.   

1889  On March - 23 edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record.   

1889  On March - 23 president Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1889  On March - 23 pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

1891  On March - 23 the first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall   

1891  On March - 23 catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  On March - 23 dane Rudhyar, composer   

1896  On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

1898  On March - 23 georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus   

1900  On this day in history erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society)   

1901  On this day in history dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast   

1901  Edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23] on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie)   

1903  Wright brothers obtain airplane patent on March - 23.   

1905  On March - 23 paul Grimault, animator   

1906  On March - 23 george Posford, composer   

1906  Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

1645  On March - 23 birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  On this day in history birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  On March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)