Events in History
Event of Interest
Mar 4 William Howard Taft inaugrated as 27th US President during 10" snowstorm
William Howard Taft
- Mar 4 US prohibits interstate transportation of game birds
Event of Interest
Mar 6 Gerhart Hauptmann's "Griselda" premieres in Vienna
Gerhart Hauptmann
- Mar 12 Alarmed over increasing German naval strength, Parliament passes a new naval appropriations bill
- Mar 14 Amsterdam Social-Democratic Party (SDP) forms
- Mar 18 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast
- Mar 18 Russia and Bulgaria reach an agreement in which late 19th century Russian financial claims are cancelled to meet compensation due to Turkey from Bulgaria
- Mar 21 Germany sends Russia a diplomatic notes requesting recognition of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and cessation of support to Serbia in the controversy
- Mar 26 August Strindberg's "Bjalb-jarle-ti" premieres in Stockholm
- Mar 26 In support of Mohammed Ali Shah's coup d'etat against the constitutional government in Persia, a Russian military force invades northern Persia to relieve the siege of Tabriz
- Mar 30 New York's Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan & Queens
- Mar 31 Gustav Mahler conducts NY Philharmonic for his 1st time
- Mar 31 In a diplomatic note to Austria, Serbia recognizes the Bosnian annexation and promises to maintain friendly relations with Austria
Birthdays in History
- Mar 1 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop
- Mar 2 Jan Fabricius, Dutch playwright
- Mar 3 Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician
- Mar 3 Kenton Kilmer, American writer, born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 1995)
- Mar 4 Harry B Helmsley, American billionaire builder (Empire State Building), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 5 Sutan Sjahrir, premier of Indonesia (1945-47)
- Mar 6 Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian statesman and nationalist, born in Ikenne, British Nigeria (d. 1987)
- Mar 7 Greta Schoon, German poet, born in Spetzerfehn (d. 1991)
- Mar 7 Leo Malet, French crime novelist
- Mar 8 Hugh Murphy, English multi-millionaire
- Mar 9 Derk Bodde, American sinologist and historian of China, born in Marshfield, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
- Mar 10 Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost
- Mar 13 Gilbert Inglefield, British architect and Mayor of London (1967-68) (d. 1991)
- Mar 14 Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (Margin)
- Mar 17 Patrick Reilly, Ootacamund, India, British diplomat
- Mar 18 Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007)
- Mar 22 Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist (Tin Flute)
Clyde Barrow
Mar 24 Clyde Barrow, American bank robber (of Bonnie & Clyde fame), born in Ellis County, Texas (d. 1934)
Clyde Barrow
- Mar 27 Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), born in Munich (d. 1994)
- Mar 28 Nelson Algren, American novelist (Man with the Golden Arm), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1981)
- Mar 29 Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke)
- Mar 31 Pieter Jongeling, Dutch author (under Piet Prins) and politician
- Mar 31 Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator