Historical Events In March - 23

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

1878  On this day in history franz Schrecker, composer   

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  Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisc) on March - 23.   

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

1881  On March - 23 boers & Britain sign peace accord; end first Boer war   

1881  Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die on March - 23.   

1881  On March - 23 boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war   

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

1881  Nikolay Rubinstein, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria on this day in history.   

1884  On March - 23 glauco Velasquez, composer   

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

1887  On March - 23 the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter   

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  Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.   

1891  The first jazz concert was held at Carnegie Hall on March - 23.   

1891  On this day in history catherine Murphy Urner, composer   

1895  On this day in history dane Rudhyar, composer   

1896  On March - 23 umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

1898  Georgios Grivas, Greek general/opposition leader on Cyprus on this day in history.   

1900  Erich Fromm, Frankfurt Germany, psychologist (Sane Society) on this day in history.   

1901  Dame Nellie Melba, reveals secret of her now famous toast on March - 23.   

1901  On March - 23 edmund Rubbra, composer [or May 23]   

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

1903  Wright brothers obtain airplane patent on this day in history.   

1905  On March - 23 paul Grimault, animator   

1906  George Posford, composer on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.   

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

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On March - 23 birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on March - 23.   

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

1237  On March - 23 jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on this day in history.   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.