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11/03/1889
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Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer
Type: Birth
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11/03/1891
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Louis L Bonaparte, English/French lingu‹st/senator, dies at 78
Type: Death
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11/03/1893
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R Lindley Murray, tennis champ (US Open-1918)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1896
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J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales
Type: Event
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11/03/1896
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Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator
Type: Event
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11/03/1896
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William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president
Type: Event
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11/03/1897
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Karel Salmon, composer
Type: Birth
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11/03/1899
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James J Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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11/03/1900
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Roger Blunt, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1900
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1st US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
Type: Event
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11/03/1901
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Leopold III, [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of Belgians (1934-51)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1901
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Andr‚ Malraux, [Berger], France, novelist/art historian (L'Espoir)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1903
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Walker Evans, US, photographer (Fortune Magazine)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1903
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Colombia grants Panama independence
Type: Event
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11/03/1904
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Gideon Fagan, composer
Type: Birth
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11/03/1904
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Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer, dies at 57
Type: Death
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11/03/1904
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Janis Kalnins, composer
Type: Birth
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11/03/1905
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William Donald Campbell, diarist/ornithologist
Type: Birth
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11/03/1905
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Lois Mailou Jones, US painter (Peasants on Parade)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1907
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James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist
Type: Birth
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11/03/1907
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Joe Turner, US jazz pianist
Type: Birth
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11/03/1908
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Bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1908
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William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th pres over William Jennings Bryan
Type: Event
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11/03/1909
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James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Clydebank Scotld, journalist (NY Times)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1911
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Vladimir Ussachevsky, Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1911
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Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer, dies at 79
Type: Death
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11/03/1912
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Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay (1954-89)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1913
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Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer, dies at 83
Type: Death
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11/03/1914
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Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27
Type: Death
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11/03/1914
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Hallgrimur Helgason, composer
Type: Birth
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11/03/1916
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Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar
Type: Event
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11/03/1917
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1st class mail now costs 3› per ounce
Type: Event
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11/03/1918
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Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I
Type: Event
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11/03/1918
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Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves
Type: Event
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11/03/1918
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Russell B Long, (Sen-D-LA, 1948-86)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1918
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Bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1919
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Bert Freed, NYC, actor (Rufe-Shane)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1920
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"Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater
Type: Event
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11/03/1920
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Charles Bronson, [Buchinsky], Penns, actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1922
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Greek parliament bans prince Andreas for life
Type: Event
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11/03/1922
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Earl of Lonsdale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
Type: Birth
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11/03/1924
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Shirley Chisholm, (D-Rep-NY), 1st black congresswoman/pres candidate
Type: Birth
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11/03/1925
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Dieter Wellershoff, German author (Minotaur)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1926
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Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager
Type: Event
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11/03/1926
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Annie Oakley, US sharp shooting star, dies at 66
Type: Death
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11/03/1926
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15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan begins
Type: Event
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11/03/1927
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Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt)
Type: Event
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11/03/1927
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Rodgers and Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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11/03/1927
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Zbigniew Cybulski, Pniarz Poland, actor (See You Tommorrow)
Type: Birth
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11/03/1927
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22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record)
Type: Event
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