Historical Events
Carmen
Mar 3 Georges Bizet's last and greatest opera "Carmen" premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, France
- Mar 3 US Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years
- Mar 13 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers and Old Etonians draw 1-1; replay won by Engineers, 2-0
Music History
Mar 14 Bedřich Smetana's symphonic poem "Vysehrad" (The High Castle) premieres in Prague; it later becomes the first section of the "Má Vlast" collection
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 2 Hans Lietzman, German theologist and church historian, born in Düsseldorf (d. 1942)
- Mar 4 Alberto Vaccari, Italian Jesuit, old testament scholar and interpreter (d. 1965)
- Mar 4 Enrique Larreta [E R Maza], Argentine diplomat and writer (Gloria de Don Ramiro), born in Buenos Aires (d. 1961)
- Mar 4 Suze Groeneweg, 1st Dutch women elected to parliament (SDAP, 1918-37), born in Strijensas, Netherlands (d. 1940)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Mar 7 French composer, pianist and conductor (Daphnis et Chloé; Boléro), born in Ciboure, France
- Mar 9 Evelyn Sears, American tennis player (US National 1907), born in Waltham, Massachusetts (d. 1966)
- Mar 9 Martin Shaw, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1958)
- Mar 10 Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, Russian pianist, and composer (Contrapuntal Sketches), born in Kishinev, Russia (d. 1961)
- Mar 12 Juli Garreta, Spanish-Catalan composer (Sardanes; Les illes Medes), born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain (d. 1925)
- Mar 13 Lizzy Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1959)
- Mar 14 Isadore Gilbert Mudge, American librarian and author (Thackeray Dictionary), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- Mar 14 Norman O'Neill, English composer, born in Kensington, London, England (d. 1934)
- Mar 25 Spencer Charters, American actor (3 Faces West, Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965)
Mar 26 1st President of South Korea (1948-60), born in Haeju, North Korea
- Mar 29 Paul Rubens, English musical comedy composer (Miss Hook of Holland), born in London (d. 1917)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 1 Tristan Corbière, French poet, dies at 29
- Mar 10 Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, French composer, dies at 84
- Mar 18 Ferdinand Laub, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 43
- Mar 20 John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (Jail Journal), dies at 59
- Mar 25 Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (The Cloak and Dagger), dies at 60
- Mar 27 Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)
- Mar 30 Marie Moke Pleyel, Belgian composer, dies at 63
