Historical Events
- Boers & Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war
- Gas lamp sets fire to Théâtre Municipal” opera house in Nice, France; 70 die, and building completely destroyed
Famous Birthdays
- Egon Petri, Dutch classical pianist, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1962)
- Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and plastics researcher (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1953 for polymers), born in Worms, Germany (d. 1962)
- Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist (Les Thibault, 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1958)
Famous Deaths
- Nikolay Rubinstein, Russian pianist, conductor, and composer, dies at 45
Died in 1881 1881 Highlights
About March 23, 1881
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 143 years, 1 month and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aries
