March 1916 calendar

March 1916
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1916.
The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was H. H. Asquith (Liberal), Pope Benedict XV was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1916: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1916?

Events

01 Mar 1916 Germany begins attacking ships in the Atlantic.
08 Mar 1916 US invades Cuba for third time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime.
09 Mar 1916 Germany declares war against Portugal.
12 Mar 1916 French airship sinks British submarine D3.
14 Mar 1916 Battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun.
15 Mar 1916 Gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos
16 Mar 1916 The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
19 Mar 1916 Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history.
20 Mar 1916 Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
21 Mar 1916 JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
22 Mar 1916 The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
25 Mar 1916 Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title
26 Mar 1916 Birdman of Alcatraz receives solitary.
30 Mar 1916 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
31 Mar 1916 Dutch government ends all military engagements.

Famous Birthday

Pierre Messmer
French politician, served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 6 July 1972 to 27 May 1974.
Zoé Oldenbourg
Hans Jurgen Eysenck
Harold Wilson
British politician who became Prime Minister 3/04/1974 upon Edward Heath’s resignation.
Geneviève Morel
Monique Mélinand
Sterling Hayden
American actor and author.
John Aspinwall Roosevelt
Irving Wallace
American writer who, at one time, commanded an estimated worldwide readership of more than 600 million persons and may well have been one of...
Christian Anfinsen
American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize along with two others on 10/20/1972 for fundamental contributions to enzyme chemistry.
Harry James
swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Arie van Vliet
Verna Hull
American socialite, the daughter of Greta Garbo's psychiatrist and the stepdaughter of a Sears Roebuck heiress who was a wealthy painter and...
Pamela Mason
American minor actress whose films included "I Met A Murderer," "The Upturned Glass," "Lady Possessed" and whose TV credits featured "The...
Eugene McCarthy
American politician, teacher and writer.
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (d. 2004).
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (d. 2004).
Giorgio Bassani
Italian writer, a novelist, poet and essayist best known for his psychological novels, especially "The Garden of the Finzi Contini.
Anne Vondeling
Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63.
Evelyn Finley
American actor, equestrian and cowgirl.
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