Today in History for March 1919

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 22 of 22

1st - Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin
1st - March 1st Movement begins in Korea.
2nd - 1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin
3rd - 1st international air mail service from US, Seattle-Victoria, BC
3rd - Communist Party in Germany announces a general strike
5th - Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in NYC
6th - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie
11th - General strike in Germany, crushed
12th - Austrian National Meeting affirms Anschluss (incorporate into Germany)
12th - George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit," premieres in NYC
15th - American Legion forms (Paris)
16th - Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg
17th - Dutch steel workers strike for 8 hr day & minimum wages
18th - Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City
23rd - Bashkir ASSR, in RSFSR, constituted
23rd - Benito Mussolini forms Fascist movement in Milan Italy
23rd - Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms
29th - Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) & Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic
30th - Belgian Army occupies Dusseldorf
Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Gandhi 30th - Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act
30th - Paul Claudel's "Tête d'Or," premieres in Paris
31st - Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 41 of 41

2nd - Eddie Lawrence, comedian
2nd - Jennifer Jones, [Phyllis Isley], Oklahoma, actress (Farewell to Arms)
2nd - Tamara Toumanova, dancer
4th - Buck Baker, American racecar driver (d. 2002)
6th - Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (d. 2006)
7th - Jocelyn Olaf Hambro, financier
7th - Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian writer (Twilight in Djakarta)
8th - Ivor Keys, musician/teacher
10th - Marion Hutton, American singer (d. 1987)
11th - Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington/bandleader
14th - Luther Henderson Jr, KC Mo, orchestra leader (Polly Bergen Show)
14th - Max Shulman, novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap)
15th - John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World)
15th - Lawrence Tierney, Brooklyn, actor (Abduction, Dillinger)
16th - Erno Kiraly, composer
17th - Hank Sauer, baseball player (NL MVP 1952)
17th - Nat "King" Cole, Montgomery Ala, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa)
18th - Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936)
18th - Len Johnson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948)
Musician Nat King Cole (17th) 18th - Christopher Challis, British cinematographer
19th - Cornelis Berkhouwer, Member of 2nd chamber (Dutch Liberal Party)
21st - Geoffrey Pinnington, journalist
21st - Lois Collier, SC, actress (Mary-Boston Blackie, Slave Girl)
23rd - Michael Lyne, British air Vice-marshal
23rd - Carl Graffunder, mid-century modernist architect
24th - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, US, beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind)
24th - John J Duncan Jr, (Rep-R-TN, 1965- )
24th - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, author (Coney Island of the Mind)
24th - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005
25th - Jeanne Cagney, actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand)
26th - Strother Martin, Kokomo Ind, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot)
26th - Roger Leger, Quebec ice hockey player (d. 1965)
27th - Julian Amery, conservative minister
27th - Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host (Amsterdamned)
28th - Jacob Avshalomov, Tsingtao China, composer (Sinfonietta, The Oregon)
28th - Tom Brooks, cricketer (NSW fast bowler of the 30's, later Test umpire)
28th - Vic Raschi, American baseball player (d. 1988)
29th - Eileen Heckart, Columbus Ohio, actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center)
30th - McGeorge Bundy, Boston, national security adviser (JFK)
30th - Ramsay Ames, actress (G-Men Never Forget, Ali Baba & 40 Thieves)
31st - Frank Akins, American football player (d. 1993)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 6 of 6

2nd - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (b. 1812)
5th - Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67
8th - Auguste Tolbecque, composer, dies at 88
11th - Harald Fryklof, composer, dies at 36
16th - Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39
23rd - Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45