AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. 1842 – First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai. 1854 – Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia. 1871 – The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris. 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane. In 1882, Henri Fabre was born into a family of shipowners in the city of Marseille. After studying at the Jesuit College of Marseilles he undertook scientific studies that lead him to invent the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion. On March 28, 1910, he completed four consecutive flights, the longest about 600 meters in his Hydravion. The flying machine survives to this day and is displayed in the Musйe de l’Air in Paris As late as 1971, the aged Fabre could still be seen sailing his own boat single-handedly in Marseille harbor. He died at the age of 101. 1933 – The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. 1959 – The State Council of the People’s Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Births 1097 – Atsiz, Abbasid caliph (d. 1156) 1472 – Fra Bartolomeo, Italian painter (d. 1517) 1483 – Raphael, Italian painter 1836 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904) 1840 – Emin Pasha, German-Jewish Egyptian physician and politician (d. 1892) 1903 – Rudolf Serkin, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1991) 1914 – Edmund Muskie, 58th United States Secretary of State (d. 1996) 1923 – Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1986) 1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American political activist and analyst; 10th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2017) 1945 – Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino politician, 16th President of the Philippines 1986 – Bowe Bergdahl, American sergeant Deaths 1072 – Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (b. 1022) 1584 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian king (b. 1530) 1917 – Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (b. 1847) 1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873) 2004 – Peter Ustinov, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921) 2006 – Caspar Weinberger, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917) Edited from various sources including historyorb.com, the NYTimes.com and other internet searches |
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