1668 – Clemens Thieme, German Baroque composer, dies at 36
1848 – John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke’s Peerage), dies at 61
1889 – Moritz Fürstenau, German composer, dies at 64
1910 – David Duffle Wood, American blind composer (organist and choir master at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church), dies at 72
1916 – Susan Blow, American educator who pioneered kindergarten education and was known as the “Mother of the Kindergarten”, dies at 72
1991 – Ralph Bates, British actor (Persecution, Graveyard), dies at 50
1998 – Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (Porsche AG), dies at 88
2001 – Anthony Dexter [Walter Fleischmann], Canadian actor (The Phantom Planet, Captain John Smith and Pocahontas), dies at 88
2009 – Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News), dies at 86
2016 – Mother Angelica, Catholic American Franciscan nun, dies at 92
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Historical Events for 27th March 2025
1003 – Peace deal is signed between Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and the pagan Wends (Slavs)
1855 – Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner patents kerosene
1884 – First long-distance telephone call, Boston to New York
1944 – Children’s Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno
1945 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sails to eastern banks of Rhine
1961 – Black demonstrators in Charleston staged ride-ins on street cars
1982 – Carol Hall’s musical “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” closes at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1577 performances and 2 Tony Award wins
1994 – Ice Pairs Championship at Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (RUS)
2019 – US Special Council Robert S. Mueller writes a letter to US Attorney William Barr regarding Barr’s summary of the Mueller Report stating Barr’s letter “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of the findings. “There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations.”
2019 – British indie-rock duo “Her’s” – English guitarist-singer Stephen Fitzpatrick (24) and Norwegian bassist Audun Laading (25), and American manager Trevor Engelbrektson (37) killed in car crash in Arizona
Today in History for 27th March 2025
Historical Events
1933 – Farm Credit Administration (US) authorized
1941 – Yugoslavian coup gets rid of pro-German Prince Paul
1993 – Jiang Zemin appointed President of the People’s Republic of China
1994 – PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Australian Greg Norman sets scoring record of 264 (−24) to finish 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller
1994 – Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS)
2024 – New analysis confirms climate change is slowing the rotation of Earth due to melting ice caps and will probably delay the next leap second by three years
Famous Birthdays
1757 – Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, born in London, (d. 1837)
1912 – Reuel Lahmer, Canadian-American organist and composer (“It Is Good To Give Thanks”), born in Maple, Ontario (d. after 1982)
1913 – June Beebe, American golfer (Western Open 1931, 33), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1930 – David Janssen, American actor (The Fugitive, Harry O), born in Naponee Nebraska (d. 1980)
1949 – Poul Ruders, Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions; Manhattan Abstraction; Sound And Simplicity), born in Ringsted, Denmark
1995 – Taylor Atelian, American actress (According to Jim), born in Santa Barbara, California
Famous Deaths
1697 – Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate, last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, dies at 93
1849 – Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (b. 1776)
1875 – Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)
1973 – Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, dies at 72
1977 – Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
2011 – Farley Granger, American actor (Arnold, Rope, Deathmask), dies at 85
Famous Deaths for 26th March 2025
1780 – Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, dies at 66
1918 – Caesar A. Cui, Lithuanian fort builder and composer, dies at 83
1940 – Spyridon Louis, Greek athlete who won the 1st modern Olympics marathon in 1896, dies at 67
1945 – Isaack Stouten, Dutch resistance fighter, shot to death at 29
1951 – James F. Hinkle, American politician, sixth Governor of New Mexico, dies at 86
1962 – Marjorie Colton, American inventor of wax paper, dies at 64
1990 – Halston, American fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame), dies of AIDS at 68
2004 – Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance], American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty), dies of diabetes and a stroke at 82
2005 – James Callaghan, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1976-79), dies of lobar pneumonia, cardiac failure and kidney failure at 92
2022 – Joe Williams, American men’s college basketball coach (Jacksonville Uni 1964-70; Furman Uni 1970-78; Florida State Uni 1978-86), dies at 88
Historical Events for 26th March 2025
631 – Suintila, King of the Visigoths is overthrown after a reign of ten years, by Sisenand, a noble from Septimania
1804 – Congress orders removal of Indians east of Mississippi to Louisiana
1804 – Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase
1812 – Earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela, and kills an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people
1945 – De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34
1959 – Test debut for Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad v West Indies, aged 15 years
1969 – “Marcus Welby, M.D.”, starring Robert Young and James Brolin debuts as a TV movie on ABC-TV, prior to becoming a weekly series
1976 – Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies found in the Heaven’s Gate cult suicides in Rancho Santa Fe, California
2005 – “Doctor Who” returns to BBC TV after 16 years with the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose
Today in History for 26th March 2025
Historical Events
1636 – University of Utrecht opening ceremony
1845 – Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid
1943 – Elsie S. Ott is 1st woman to be awarded US Air Force Medal
1958 – 30th Academy Awards-“The Bridge on the River Kwai” wins Best Picture, Joanne Woodward and Alec Guinness win Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively
1979 – 41st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Indiana State, 75-64; marks start of rivalry between future Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; highest-rated game in history of televised college basketball
2018 – E-commence group Alibaba Group and US car maker Ford unveil a car vending machine without sales people 5 stories high in Guangzhou, China
Famous Birthdays
1890 – Jozef Arras, Flemish writer, born in Lier (d. 1919)
1914 – Ian McGeoch, Scottish Vice-Admiral with Royal Navy (submarine HMS Splendid WWII), born in Helensburgh, Scotland (d. 2007)
1914 – Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematics educator (Kumon Institute of Education,), born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan (d. 1995)
1914 – Ray Robinson, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; NSW, South Australia, Otago), born in Stockton, Australia (d. 1965)
1928 – Carole Carr [Carless], British singer and actress (Down Among the Z Men), born in London, England (d. 1997)
1976 – Natalia Livingston, American actress (General Hospital; Days of Our Lives), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
809 – Liudger, missionary, 1st bishop of Munster and saint, dies at about 66
1937 – Albert Relf, English cricket all-rounder (13 Tests, 1 x 50, 25 wickets, BB 5/85; Sussex CCC, Auckland CA), commits suicide at 52
1948 – Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
1976 – Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, dies at 80
1996 – Edmund Muskie, American politician (Sen-D-Me) and US Secretary of State (1980-81), dies at 81
2017 – Darlene Cates, American actress (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), dies at 69
Historical Events for 19th March 2025
1870 – Antônio Carlos Gomes’ opera “Il Guarany” premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Kingdom of Italy
1910 – Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Adelaide: Rodney Heath wins his 2nd and last Australasian title; beats fellow Australian Horace Rice 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1917 – US Supreme Court uphoelds 8-hr work day for railroad employees
1962 – Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal
1988 – Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)
1988 – Two British Army corporals are attacked during a funeral procession, beaten and shot dead by the Provisional IRA in Belfast, North Ireland
1991 – St Louis Blues Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season
1995 – Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08)
1995 – Revival of Brien Friel’s stage drama “Translations”, starring Brian Dennehy, opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances
2005 – Wales beats Ireland, 32-20 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to win the Six Nations Rugby Championship and become the 1st team to complete a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home
Today in History for 19th March 2025
Historical Events
1979 – US House of Representatives begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN
1983 – France (16-9 v Wales) and Ireland (25-15 v England) win final round matches to finish level and share the Five Nations Rugby Championship; no tie-break procedure exists before 1993
1995 – American Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)
2014 – Israel sends airforce against Syrian military units involved in an attack yesterday on an Israeli patrol in the Golan Heights
2018 – World’s last male northern white rhino, 45-year-old Sudan, dies in Kenya
2020 – State of California with 910 cases of COVID-19 locks down and orders people to “stay at home”
Famous Birthdays
1928 – Patrick McGoohan, American-born Irish actor, writer, and director (The Prisoner, Secret Agent/ Danger Man), born in Queens, New York (d. 2009)
1942 – David Minge, American judge and politician (Rep-D-Minnesota 1993-2001), born in Clarkfield, Minnesota
1946 – Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
1964 – Jake Weber, British actor
1976 – Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress (Clueless -“Cher Horowitz”), born in Toronto, Ontario
1993 – Munro Chambers, Canadian actor (DeGrassi, 2010-15), born in Ajax, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1279 – Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)
1623 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)
1822 – Valentin Haüy, French professor “interpreter to the King”, founded the first school for the blind, dies at 76
1913 – William Chatterton, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 48; Derbyshire CCC) and soccer forward (Derby County FC), dies from tuberculosis at 51
1914 – Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (b. 1850)
1981 – Frank Lane, American MLB executive (GM Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, KC Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers), dies at 85
Famous Deaths for 14th March 2025
1647 – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), dies at 63
1648 – Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 63
1908 – Lester A. Pelton, American inventor (water wheel for hydroelectricity), dies at 78
1967 – Paul Faucher, French author and pioneering children’s publisher (Père Castor), dies at 68
1976 – Busby Berkeley [Enos], American film choreographer (42nd Street) and director (Strike Up The Band: They Made Me A Criminal), dies at 80
1986 – Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop), dies at 74
1995 – John Peters Humphrey, Canadian jurist and human rights advocate (Universal Declaration on Human Rights), dies at 89
2006 – Ann Calvello, American roller derby queen, dies at 76
2006 – Lennart Meri, Estonian politician, writer and director (President of Estonia 1992-2001), dies at 76
2023 – Jim Ferree, American golfer (1 x PGA Tour win; 2 x Senior PGA Tour wins), dies at 91
Historical Events for 14th March 2025
1923 – US President Warren G. Harding becomes 1st president to pay taxes
1923 – German Supreme Court prohibits NSDAP (Nazi party)
1923 – Allies accepts Vilnius taking East-Galicia in Poland
1925 – James F. Hanley, Joseph Meyer, and Buddy DeSylva’s musical “Big Boy”, starring Al Jolson, closes at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, after 56 performances
1945 – RAF bomb cuts railway link Hannover-Hamm
1971 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Ken Rosewall of Australia beats American defending champion Arthur Ashe 6-1, 7-5, 6-3; first man to win an Open era Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set
1991 – Ice Pairs Championship at Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev
1991 – Ice Dance Championship at Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (FRA)
1994 – Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released
2004 – WrestleMania XX, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Chris Benoit wins Triple Threat title match with Triple H and Shawn Michaels