378 Historic Events for March 21
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| 1844 |
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Origin of Bah '¡ Era-Bah '¡ calendar starts here (Bah 1, 1)
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| 1851 |
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Yosemite Valley discovered in California
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| 1854 |
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Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893)
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| 1857 |
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Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die
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| 1857 |
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Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64
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| 1859 |
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Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated
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| 1859 |
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Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh
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| 1859 |
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1st Zoological Society incorporates (Phila)
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| 1860 |
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US extradition treaty with Sweden
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| 1863 |
Birth |
Hugo Kaun, composer
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| 1863 |
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Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66
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| 1863 |
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Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon
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| 1864 |
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Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana
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| 1865 |
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Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman
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| 1866 |
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Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer
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| 1866 |
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Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes
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| 1868 |
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1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC
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| 1869 |
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Florenz Ziegfeld, producer (Ziegfield Follies)
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| 1869 |
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Albert Kahn, architect, originated modern factory design
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| 1871 |
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Journalist Henry M Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
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| 1871 |
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Otto von Bismarck elevated Furst
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| 1874 |
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US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
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| 1878 |
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Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer
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| 1880 |
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Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist
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| 1880 |
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Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real)
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