Historical Anniversaries this Week

March 10

 Events (150 years ago today)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor (died 1973)^[86]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Marques Haynes, American basketball player (died 2015)^[109]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player^[175]

 Deaths (250 years ago today): 1776 – Élie Catherine Fréron, French author and critic (born 1718)^[230]

 Deaths (200 years ago today): 1826 – John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (born 1758)^[232]

March 11

 Births (150 years ago today)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (died 1990)^[85]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer^[143]

 Deaths (450 years ago today): 1576 – Juan de Salcedo, Spanish conquistador (born 1549)^[187]

March 12

 Births (400 years ago today): 1626 – John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher (died 1697)^[44]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Arthur A. Hartman, American career diplomat (died 2015)^[123]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – John Clellon Holmes, American author and professor (died 1988)^[124]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – David Nadien, American violinist (died 2014)^[125]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Deron Quint, American ice hockey player^[211]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Zhao Wei, Chinese actress, film director, producer and pop singer^[212]

March 13

 Events (200 years ago today): 1826 – Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.^[16]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (died 2003)^[107]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper^[170]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Danny Masterson, American actor and producer^[133]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ole Haugsrud, American sports executive (born 1900)^[246]

March 14

 Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.^[18]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator (died 2018)^[111]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Brian Quinn, American improvisational comedian and actor^[176][177]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Phil Vickery, English rugby player and sportscaster^[178]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (born 1895)^[254]

March 15

 Events (400 years ago today): 1626 – A dam failure causes the sudden flooding of the mining city of Potosí in present-day Bolivia leading to the death of thousands and the massive release of toxic mercury into the environment.^[14][15]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (died 2019)^[108]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (died 1983)^[109]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Cara Pifko, Canadian actress^[174]

March 16

 Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.^[10]

 Births (250 years ago today): 1776 – Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1845)^[65]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Charles Goodell, American lawyer and politician (died 1987)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (died 2017)^[139]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer^[163]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Zhu Chen, Qatari chess Grandmaster

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Kim Johnsson, Swedish ice hockey player^[173]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Leila Lejeune, French handballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Susanne Ljungskog, Swedish cyclist

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player