The first regular auto racing venue was Nice, France, run in late March, 1897, as a " Speed Week.

* 1975 – Fredric March, American actor ( b. 1897 )

Antoine Thomson d ' Abbadie d ' Arrast ( January 3, 1810 – March 19, 1897 ) was an Irish-French and Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologue, linguist and astronomer notable for his travels in Ethiopia during the first half of the 19th century.

* The border between the two countries is based on the Franco-Ethiopian convention of 20 March 1897.

** Emilio Aguinaldo, the last President of the Supreme Government Council 23 March 1897-16 December 1897 and chairman of the Revolutionary Government from 23 June to 1 November 1897, was dictator from 12 June 1898-23 January.

Following the decisive Ethiopian victory at Adwa, Menelik II rapidly negotiated a series of treaties fixing Ethiopia's boundaries — with French Somaliland in March 1897, British Somaliland a few months later in June 1897, with Italian Eritrea in 1900, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1902, British East Africa in 1907, and Italian Somaliland in 1908 — which simplified this problem on one level.

* The border between the two countries is based on the Franco-Ethiopian convention of 20 March 1897.

The Vitascope and the Lumière Brothers ' Cinematograph were first presented in Japan in March 1897, and Lumière cameramen were the first to shoot films in Japan .< ref > Moving pictures, however, were not an entirely new experience for the Japanese because of their rich tradition of pre-cinematic devices such as gentō ( utsushi-e ) or the magic lantern.

The Venice convention of 30 January 1892 was on cholera by the Suez Canal route ; that of Dresden of 15 April 1893, on cholera within European countries ; that of Paris of 3 April 1894, on cholera by the pilgrim traffic ; and that of Venice, on 19 March 1897, was in connection with the outbreak of plague in the East, and the conference met to settle on an international basis the steps to be taken to prevent, if possible, its spread into Europe.

She was born in Hongkou District, Shanghai, China, on March 5, 1898, though some biographies give the year as 1897, since Chinese tradition considers one to be a year old at birth.

Sho < u > gh </ u > í Effendí Rabbání ( March 1, 1897 – November 4, 1957 ), better known as Shoghi Effendi, was the Guardian and appointed head of the Bahá ' í Faith from 1921 until his death in 1957.

Born in ` Akká in March 1897, Shoghi Effendi was related to the Báb through his father, Mírzá Hádí Shírází, and to Bahá ' u ' lláh through his mother, Ḍíyá ' íyyih Khánum, the eldest daughter of ` Abdu ' l-Bahá.

* March 21 – David McCallum, Sr., British violinist and father of actor David McCallum ( b. 1897 )

* March 11 – John Monk Saunders, American writer ( b. 1897 )

* March 20 – In Belgium, Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery ( he is released in 1897 ).

* March 3 – George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist ( d. 1897 )

* March 20 – Neal S. Dow, mayor of Portland and Father of Prohibition ( d. 1897 )

On 18 March 1897 he was sent to Kovno, to take advantage of the arrest of the Polish Socialist Party ( PPS ) branch.

The opera quickly became popular throughout Italy and productions were soon mounted by the following companies: The Teatro di San Carlo ( 14 March 1896, with Elisa Petri as Musetta and Antonio Magini-Coletti as Marcello ); The Teatro Comunale di Bologna ( 4 November 1896, with Amelia Sedelmayer as Musetta and Umberto Beduschi as Rodolfo ); The Teatro Costanzi ( 17 November 1896, with Maria Stuarda Savelli as Mimì, Enrico Giannini-Grifoni as Rodolfo, and Maurizio Bensaude as Marcello ); La Scala ( 15 March 1897, with Angelica Pandolfini as Mimì, Camilla Pasini as Musetta, Fernando De Lucia as Rodolfo, and Edoardo Camera as Marcello ); La Fenice ( 26 December 1897, with Emilia Merolla as Mimì, Maria Martelli as Musetta, Giovanni Apostolu and Franco Mannucci as Rodolfo, and Ferruccio Corradetti as Marcello ); Teatro Regio di Parma ( 29 January 1898, with Solomiya Krushelnytska as Mimì, Lina Cassandro as Musetta, Pietro Ferrari as Rodolfo, and Pietro Giacomello as Marcello ); And the Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo ( 21 August 1898, with Emilia Corsi as Mimì, Annita Barone as Musetta, Giovanni Apostolu as Rodolfo, and Giovanni Roussel as Marcello ).

Fleeing anti-Semitic Russian pogroms, Rickover, his mother and sister ( Americanized: " Fannie ") made passage to New York City in the United States in March 1906, joining Abraham who had made earlier, initial trips there beginning in 1897 to become established.

* March 12 – Arnold Ridley, English playwright and actor ( b. 1896 )

* March 27 – British writer Arnold Bennett dies of typhoid in London shortly after returning from a visit to Paris, where he drank local water to prove it was safe.

* March 27 – Arnold Bennett, English novelist ( b. 1867 )

* March 6 – Tom Arnold, American actor and comedian

* March 17 – Jack Arnold, American TV and film director ( b. 1912 )

* March 14 – Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist ( d. 1985 )

Enoch Arnold Bennett ( 27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931 ) was an English writer.

Groves met with the Chief of United States Army Air Forces, General Henry H. Arnold, in March 1944 to discuss the delivery of the finished bombs to their targets.

The English composer Malcolm Arnold added a counter-march, The River Kwai March for use in the 1957 dramatic film The Bridge on the River Kwai, which was set during World War II.

Pan American Airways, Incorporated ( PAA ) was founded as a shell company on March 14, 1927 by Air Corps Majors Henry H. " Hap " Arnold, Carl A. Spaatz, and John H. Jouett as a counterbalance to the German-owned Colombian carrier SCADTA, operating in Colombia since 1920.

Conscious that March Field was located in an area of increasing growth, and with the need for bombing and gunnery ranges for his units, base and 1st Wing commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. " Hap " Arnold began the process of acquiring land next to the Rogers dry lake for a new bombing range away from population areas in August 1932 ( the last tract was not acquired until 1939 ).

Actors known for their early support of SAG ( besides the founders ) include Edward Arnold, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Jean Hersholt, Russell Hicks, Murray Kinnell, Gene Lockhart, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, Chester Morris, Jean Muir, George Murphy, Erin O ' Brien-Moore, Irving Pichel, Dick Powell, Edward G. Robinson, Edwin Stanley, Gloria Stuart, Lyle Talbot, Franchot Tone, Warren William, and Robert Young.

The postmaster of West Liberty from March 25, 1839, through September 15, 1841, was A. Thouvenin, probably the same man as Arnold Thouvenin, who obtained a quarter-league Mexican land grant in Polk County in April 1835.

Sir Edwin Arnold KCIE CSI ( 10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904 ) was an English poet and journalist, who is most known for his work, The Light of Asia.

It stars Ina Claire, Fredric March, Mary Brian, Henrietta Crosman, Arnold Korff and Frank Conroy.

However, in March 1969, Robert Guinn sold all four of his magazines, including Galaxy and If, to Arnold Abramson at Universal Publishing and Distribution Corporation ( UPD ).

On March 26, Arnold was joined by 2, 300 troops under command of Major General William Phillips, who took command of the army.

He “ preaches his last Sermon in Richmond, Virginia ” on March 24, “ and dies at the home of George Arnold near Fredericksburg ” on March 31.

Arnold Toynbee ( 23 August 1852 – 9 March 1883 ) was a British economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working classes.

* Sue Arnold, " The Lagoon Show ", The Observer, London, 17 March 2002

Arnold Machin O. B. E., R. A. (; 30 September 1911 – 9 March 1999 ) was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer.

In March 1945, he returned to Italy for an observation tour with General of the Army Henry H. " Hap " Arnold.

Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren ( October 25, 1760 Arbergen – March 6, 1842 Göttingen ) was a German historian.

Mary Augusta Ward née Arnold ; ( 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920 ), was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.