1st march anniversaries

• event
  • 1562
  • France
  • "Over 1,000 Huguenots massacred in Wassy-sur-Blaise – start of the First War of Religion in France (and see 1572) "
  • 1628
  • Great Britain
  • Writs issued by Charles I that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date
  • 1815
  • France
  • Napoleon escapes Elba; arrives in France
  • 1858
  • Germany
  • "Birth of Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher ."
  • 1894
  • Great Britain
  • Blackpool Tower opens
  • 1912
  • United States
  • Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane (in USA)
  • 1946
  • Great Britain
  • Bank of England nationalised
  • 1983
  • Switzerland
  • Swatch introduced their first watches .
  • 2006
  • Great Britain
  • Welsh Assembly Building opened by the Queen
• Death
  • 1984
  • United States
  • "Death of Jackie Coogan, American actor, first major Hollywood child star"