Historical Events
Nicholas II's Concessions
Mar 3 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia agrees to summon a 'consultative assembly' and concedes other points including an edict of religious toleration, relief for Jews, and the cancellation of certain debts
- Mar 3 US Forest Service forms
Elga
Mar 4 Gerhart Hauptmann's play "Elga" premieres in Berlin
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Mar 7 Arthur Conan Doyle publishes "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" collection in London after public pressure to revive his famous detective (Feb New York)
Event of Interest
Mar 12 The continuing strikes and disorders that unsettle Italy force out Premier Giovanni Giolitti, though he will return in March, 1906
Quantum Theory of Light
Mar 17 Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics
Visit of Wilhelm II
Mar 31 Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany visits Tangier, Morocco and proclaims Germany's support of Moroccan independence and equal opportunity for all powers to trade there
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Doris Hare, Welsh actress, born in Bargoed, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2000)
- Mar 1 Pol le Roy, Flemish writer (Stroom) and WWII collaborator, born in Hingene, Begium (d. 1983)
- Mar 2 Marc Blitzstein, American opera and theater composer, librettist (The Cradle Will Rock), and translator (Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill works), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
- Mar 5 Sophie Stewart, Scottish actress (As You Like It; Under the Red Robe), born in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland (d. 1977)
- Mar 6 Bob Wills, American western-swing singer, and bandleader, known as the 'King of Western Swing' (Texas Playboys -"Steel Guitar Rag"), born in Limestone County, Texas (d. 1975)
- Mar 6 Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Bendigo, Australia (d. 1971)
- Mar 9 Félix Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes), born in Marchiennes, France (d. 1982)
- Mar 9 Grigori Kozintsev, Soviet theater and film director (Hamlet, King Lear), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1973) [OS]
- Mar 9 Peter C. Quennell, English biographer and critic (Byron in Italy), born in Bickley, Kent (d. 1993)
- Mar 9 Rex Warner, English poet and writer (Wild Goose Chase), born in Birmingham (d. 1986)
- Mar 10 Rene Bernier, Belgian composer, born in Saint-Gilles, Bedlgium (d. 1984)
- Mar 10 Richard Haydn, British actor (The Sound of Music, Alice in Wonderland), born in Camberwell, London, England (d. 1985)
- Mar 11 Gilroy Roberts, American sculptor (Chief Engraver of the US Mint, 1948-64), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
- Mar 14 Raymond Aron, French sociologist and political scientist (The Opium of the Intellectuals), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
- Mar 15 Bertha "Chippie" Hill, American blues and vaudeville singer (King Oliver's Jazz Band), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1950)
- Mar 15 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, German aristocrat who attempted to assassinate Hitler, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1944)
- Mar 16 Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1977)
- Mar 18 John Kirkpatrick, American pianist (Concord Sonata) and musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), born in New York City (d. 1991)
- Mar 18 Mollie Parnis, American fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection; Mamie Eisenhower), born in New York City (d. 1992)
Robert Donat (1905-1958)
Mar 18 English actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Citadel), born in Manchester, England
- Mar 18 Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. 1985)
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Mar 19 German architect and Nazi leader (Reich Minister for Armaments and War Production), born in Mannheim, German Empire
- Mar 20 Jean Galia, French rugby footballer (d. 1949)
- Mar 20 Vera Panova, Russian author and journalist (Sputniki), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1973)
- Mar 21 Phyllis McGinley, American children's author and poet (Pulitzer Prize 1961), born in Ontario, Oregon (d. 1978)
- Mar 22 Carlo Alberto Pizzini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1981)
- Mar 22 Grigorij Kosinzev, Russian director of film and theater, born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1973)
Joan Crawford (1905-1977)
Mar 23 American actress (Mildred Pierce), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Mar 23 Lale Andersen [Elisabeth Bunnenberg], German singer and actress (Der Pott), born in Bremerhaven, Germany (d. 1972)
- Mar 23 Paul Grimault, French animator (is Le Roi et l'oiseau THe King and the Bird), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1994)
- Mar 23 Ralph Perring, British businessman (Lord Mayor of London 1962-63) (d. 1998)
- Mar 24 Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino writer and diplomat (d. 2007)
- Mar 26 Pablo Garrido, Chilean composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Valparaíso, Chile (d. 1982)
- Mar 26 Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (Man's Search for Meaning) and founder of logotherapy, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
- Mar 27 Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer, 1st female in Canada to get bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, born in Vancouver (d. 1980)
- Mar 27 John Fleming (Jack) Brock, South African nutritional scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 1983)
- Mar 27 Leroy Carr, American blues piano player and singer-songwriter ("How Long, How Long Blues"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1935)
- Mar 28 Marlin Perkins, American TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), born in Carthage, Missouri (d. 1986)
- Mar 28 Pandro S. Berman, American film producer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- Mar 29 (Pil Lip) Philip Ahn, American actor (Kung Fu - as "Master Kan"; Thoroughly Modern Millie), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1978)
- Mar 30 Albert Pierrepoint, last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed), born in Clayton, West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1992)
- Mar 30 Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper (Olympic gold 1928, 1st individual Asian Olympic champion), born in Kaita, Japan (d. 1998)
- Mar 31 George Treweeke, Australian Rugby League second rower (7 Tests, South Sydney), born in Grahamstown, NSW (d. 1991)
- Mar 31 Gerald Pearson, American physicist and inventor of the solar cell, born in Salem, Oregon (d. 1987) [1]
Famous Weddings
Guglielmo Marconi
Mar 16 Inventor and electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi (30) weds Beatrice O'Brien
Eleanor & Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mar 17 Eleanor Roosevelt (20) marries Franklin D. Roosevelt (23) later 32nd US President in New York, & given away by her uncle, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt
Famous Deaths
- Mar 6 John Henninger Reagan, American Confederate politician, dies at 86
- Mar 9 William Brimage Bate, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) and 23rd Governor of Tennessee (1882-86), dies at 78
- Mar 12 Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92
- Mar 15 Amalie Skram, Norwegian author (Paa St Jorgen), dies at 58
- Mar 15 Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch liberal politician (founder Social Weekly newspaper), dies at 60
- Mar 15 Luigi Manzotti, Italian mime artist, dancer and ballet choreographer, dies at 70
- Mar 19 Makar Ekmalyan, Armenian composer (Patarag - Divine Liturgy of Armenia), dies at 49
Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Mar 24 French novelist known as the "Father of Science Fiction" (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 77
