Events in History
Battle of Adwa
Mar 1 Battle of Adwa: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in Ethopia, killing two generals and capturing General Matteo Albertone
Radioactivity Discovered
Mar 1 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity
- Mar 5 Italian governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa
- Mar 5 Italian premier Francesco Crispi resigns
- Mar 6 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
- Mar 8 Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
- Mar 10 Bronx acquires O'Brien Square
- Mar 14 Sutro Baths in San Francisco opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)
- Mar 20 Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens
- Mar 20 Uprising in Matabeleland
- Mar 23 The Raines Law is passed by the New York State Legislature, restricting Sunday sale of alcohol to hotels
Birthdays in History
- Mar 1 Moriz Seeler, German writer and producer (d. 1942)
- Mar 8 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56), born in Renfrew, Ontario (d. 1975)
- Mar 10 Nancy Cunard, British writer and activist, born in London (d. 1965)
- Mar 10 Sherman Billingsley, American bootlegger and nightclub owner (Stock Club- NYC), born in Enid, Oklahoma Territory (d. 1966)
- Mar 13 Dorothy Aldis, American children's writer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
- Mar 20 Hal Walker, director (I Married Joan), born in Ottumwa, Iowa (d. 1972)
- Mar 22 He Long, Chinese Communist revolutionary, marshal of the People's Liberation Army, born in Sangzhi, Hunan, China (d. 1969)
- Mar 24 Gianna Manzini, Italian writer (Ritratto in piedi), born in Pistoia, Italy (d. 1974)
Weddings in History
Joseph Conrad
Mar 24 Writer "Heart of Darkness" Joseph Conrad (39) marries Englishwoman Jessie George (23)
Deaths in History
- Mar 1 Giuseppe Arimondi, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, dies in the Battle of Adwa at 49
- Mar 1 Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, dies in the Battle of Adwa at 53
- Mar 15 Isaac Shadd, American-Canadian newspaper publisher (The Provincial Freeman), and politician (Mississippi House of Representatives, 1871-76), dies at 66 or 67
- Mar 22 Thomas Hughes, English politician and author (Tom Brown's School days), dies at 73
- Mar 28 E Rundle Charles, writer, dies
- Mar 30 Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician (Prime Minister of Greece for 7 times from 1875-1895), dies at 63
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