Day | Year | Historical dates of Cuba in the month of March |
1 | 1958 | The “Frank Pais” column, under Raul Castro’s command, left Sierra Maestra Mountain Range, in order to open the Second Eastern Front in Sierra Cristal Range. |
2 | 1939 | Death of song-writer Amadeo Roldan. |
3 | 1959 | The revolutionary government nationalized the “Cuban Telephone Company” and the “Cooperative of Associated Buses.” It also lowered telephone fees. |
4 | 1870 | Marti is condemned to 6 years of imprisonment by a Spanish War Council. |
| 1960 | French merchant ship “La Coubre” blown in CIA sabotage at Havana docks. More than 70 people killed. |
5 | 1933 | Death of patriot Juan Gualberto Gomez. |
| 1960 | Commander in Chief Fidel Castro spoke at the funeral of the victims of “La Coubre” sabotage. For the first time he said the slogan “Revolutionary Motherland or Death.” |
8 | 1931 | International Women’s Day celebrated in Cuba for the first time, at the headquarters of Cuban Workers Federation. Police forces disbanded the meeting. |
| 1942 | Death of brilliant chess player Jose Raul Capablanca. |
10 | 1959 | Commander Camilo Cienfuegos tore apart Columbia Garrison checkpoint 6. |
11 | 1896 | Maceo fought the battle of Nueva Paz. |
| 1949 | Yankee marines desecrated Apostle Jose Marti’s statue in Havana Central Park. |
13 | 1896 | The invasion column stormed Batabano. |
| 1957 | Assault to tyrant Fulgencio Batista’s lair in the Presidential Palace. Student leader Jose Antonio Echevarria killed. |
15 | 1874 | Beginning of Las Guasimas battle, which ended the 19th. |
| 1878 | Baragua Protest. Maceo warned the Spanish Government that he would continue fighting. |
16 | 1960 | Foundation of the Central Planning Board. |
17 | 1896 | Birth of German scientist Juan Cristobal Gundlach, who studied in depth Cuban wildlife. |
18 | 1958 | Murder of revolutionary fighter Sergio Gonzalez (El Curita). |
19 | 1828 | Inauguration of El Templete arbor in Habana City. |
20 | 1930 | First general strike against dictator Gerardo Machado. |
21 | 1962 | Commander in Chief Fidel Castro received the “Lenin” Peace Prize. |
22 | 1768 | Introduction of coffee in Cuba. By 1797 there were 5 plantations in Wajay. |
| 1959 | First people’s parade and demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace. |
25 | 1895 | Signature of the Montecristi Manifesto, drafted by Jose Marti and Maximo Gomez. |
26 | 1849 | Birth of patriot Manuel Sanguily in Obrapia street. |
28 | 1957 | Francisco Soto Hernandez, sergeant of the Rebel Army, died in the battle of El Uvero. |
29 | 1868 | Pirate Henry Morgan plundered Puerto Principe (current city of Camagüey). |
| 1962 | Beginning of the trial against the mercenaries defeated at Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs). |
30 | 1849 | Death of scientist Tomas Romay, who introduced vaccination in our country. |
31 | 1589 | The construction of Havana military fortress began under the supervision of Juan de Tejeda and engineer Bautista Antonelli. |
| 1855 | Execution in La Punta of patriot Francisco D’Strampes Gomez. |
| | (Translated by: Pedro A. Fanego) |