March 10, 1906, Courrières mining disaster occurred. Tribute to the Miners - Courrières 1906-2006 Issued on the 100th anniversary of the disaster. LaPoste March 6, 2006 Illustrated by Jean-Paul Véret-Lemarinier First […]
On March 11, 1964, Gene Roddenberry put down on paper the original pitch for Star Trek. Borg Cube from the Star Trek 50th Anniversary Year 2 series Canada Post […]
The University of Vienna was founded March 12, 1365. Established by Habsburg duke Rudolf IV of Austria, it is the oldest university in the German speaking world. 650 years of […]
On March 13, 1781, William Herschel Identified Uranus as 7th planet, thus titillating students for centuries. Until Herschel's confirmation, it was thought there were 6 planets in orbit around the […]
On March 14, 1899, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin received a patent, #621,195 for his rigid airship design, the first Zeppelin "To achieve this goal, we cannot use a flying machine […]
March 15 is the Ides of March. Beware! Street Art - Julius Caesar by Diego Anido Part of Spain's Urban Art 2023 series Issued February 23, 2023 Artist: Diego Anido […]
On March 16, 1527, Emperor Babur led his forces to victory in the Battle of Khanua, Rajasthan. The battle between Mughal Emperor Babur and the Maharana of Mewar, Rana Sanga […]
If it's March 17, then that means it's St. Patrick's Day. St Patrick's Day Issued by An Post Designer: Aaron Canning
March 18,1890 German statesman Otto von Bismarck resigns from government. Bicentenary of birth Otto Fürst von Bismarck (1815-1898) Issued by Germany May 2, 2015 Designer: Dieter Ziegenfeuter Otto von Bismarck, […]
The Battle of Yamen began on March 19, 1279 This naval battle ended the Song dynasty and established Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty as rulers of China. Today's stamps are from […]
Finnair's (also called Aero) first regular flight takes place on March 20, 1924. The Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia flight was the first regular route established by new airline Finnair, which […]
On March 21, 1413, Henry, Prince of Wales, succeeded his father as King of England to become Henry V. He reigned from 1413 to 1422. We few, we happy few, […]