What Happened In March 1868 In History

Historical Events for March, 1868

• 1st » The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia.
• 5th » 'Mefistofele', an opera by Arrigo Boito receives its première performance at La Scala.
• 8th » Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka called Sakai near Osaka.
• 23rd » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1868

• 1st » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (d. 1933)
• 3rd » Émile Chartier, French philosopher and journalist (d. 1951)
• 14th » Emily Murphy, Canadian jurist, author, and activist (d. 1933)
• 15th » Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (d. 1944)
• 19th » Senda Berenson Abbott, Lithuanian-American basketball player and educator (d. 1954)
• 22nd » Robert Andrews Millikan, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
• 23rd » Dietrich Eckart, German journalist and politician (d. 1923)
• 25th » Bill Lockwood (cricketer) named Bill Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
• 26th » Fuad I of Egypt (d. 1936)
• 27th » Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator (d. 1946)
• 28th » Maxim Gorky, Russian author (d. 1936)

Famous Deaths for March 1868

• 4th » Jesse Chisholm, American guide (b. 1805)
• 28th » James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant (b. 1797)

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