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1500 Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" 1549 Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) 1606 Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) 1652 Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) 1747 Kasamir Pulaski, US general (Revolutionary War) 1756 William Godwin, philosopher/political writer (Caleb Williams) 1831 George M Pullman, inventor (railway sleeping car) 1838 George W Hill, US astronomer (phases of Moon) 1841 John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Depths of the Ocean) 1845 Georg Cantor, German mathematician (discover transfinite numbers) 1847 Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone) 1869 Henry J Wood, English conductor (Gentle Art of Singing, Proms) 1872 Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897 1873 William Green, president of American Federation of Labor (1924-52) 1877 Garrett Morgan, African-American inventor 1878 Edward Thomas, English poet (March the 3rd) 1882 Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp 1890 Edmund Lowe, San Jose Calif, actor (Front Page Detective) 1890 Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain & China 1891 Jan Donner, minister of Justice/president High Council 1893 Karel Lotsy, insurance director/Olympic-chief d'‚quipe 1895 Alex[ander] Nearmolen, composer 1895 Matthew B Ridgway, US gen (WW II/China/Nicaragua/Korea/NATO) 1895 Matthew Ridgway, general (Normandy, Korea) 1895 Ragnar Frisch, Norway, economist (1st Nobel prize in economy-1969) 1895 gen. Matthew Ridgway: Normandi‰/Korea 1899 Alfred M Gruenther, US, commanding general (NATO, 1953-56) 19-- Darnell Williams, London, actor (All My Children) 19-- Denise Pence, actress (Guiding Light) 19-- Joe Conley, Buffalo NY, actor (Ike-The Waltons) 19-- Judy Piolu, Bkln NY, actress (Moose-Star of the Family) 19-- Kevin Steele, rocker (Roxx Gang-Things You Never Done Before) 19-- Larry Pine, Tucson Az, actor (Roger-One Life to Live) 19-- Lonnie Vencent, rocker (Bulletboys-For the Love of Money) 19-- Marco Ant Mu¤iz, spanish entertainer 1902 Ruby Dandridge, Memphis Tenn, actress (Father of the Bride) 1906 Artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Swedish Academy (Agadir) 1907 Ar van de Werfhorst, [Pieter G Jansen], writer 1907 Joy Finzi, [Joyce A Black], British painter) 1911 Jean Harlow, [Harlean Carpentier], 30s' sex goddess (Dinner at 8) 1912 Joe Stydahar, NFL tackle (Chicago Bears) 1913 Roger Caillois, French writer (Les Jeux et les Hommes) 1918 Arnold Newman, photographer (Faces USA) 1918 Arthur Kornberg, US biochemist (Nobel 1959) 1920 James Doohan, Vancouver BC, actor (Montgomery Scott-Star Trek) 1920 Julius Boros, golfer (US Open 1952,63) 1920 Martin Ritt, US, director/actor (Edge of the City, Front, Nuts) 1921 Allen Ginsberg, beat generation poet (1969 Arts & Letters Award) 1921 Junior Parker, Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter (Mystery Train) 1925 Enzo Stuarti, Italian singer 1927 Charles O Whitley, (Rep-D-NC, 1977- ) 1931 Henk Knol, Suriname 2nd chamber member (PvdA) 1933 Lee Radziwell Ross, Princess, NYC (Jackie O's sister) 1934 Gia Scala, Italy, actress (Angry Hills, Don't Go Near the Water) 1935 Zhelyu Zhelev, president of Bulgaria (1990- ) 1938 Willie Chambers, guitarist/vocalist (Chambers Brothers) 1939 Hans Pieter Verhagen, poet (Hoepla/Gap of Netherlands) 1942 Mike Pender, vocalist/guitarist (Searchers-Needles & Pins) 1942 Vladimir V Kovalyonok, cosmonaut (Soyuz 25, 29, T-4) 1945 Hattie Winston, Greenville Miss, actress (Nurse, Electric Company) 1946 James C Adamson, Warsaw NY, Lt Col USA/astronaut (STS 28, STS 43) 1949 Bonnie J Dunbar, Sunnyside Wash, PhD/astro (STS 61-A, 32, 50) 1949 James S Voss, Cordova Alabama, Major USA/astronaut (STS 44, 53) 1950 Tim Kazurinsky, Johnstown Pa, comedian (SNL, Police Academy 3) 1953 Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, Russia, cosmonaut 1953 Dave Amato, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Can't Fight this Feeling) 1958 Miranda Richardson, England, actress (Dance with a Stranger) 1961 Mary Page Keller, actress (Duet, Scared Stiff, Baby Talk) 1962 Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back (NJ Generals, Dallas Cowboys) 1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, E St Louis IL, heptathele (Olympic-gold-88, 92) 1963 Jacqueline Sheen, Dallas Texas, playmate (July, 1990) 1964 Laura Martinez-Herring, Sinaloa Mexico, Miss USA (1985)/(Gen Hospital) 1964 Lisa Ann Poggi, Grand Rapids Mich, actress (Jolie-Loving) 1966 Anthony Terrell Smith, LA Calif, rocker (Tone Loc-Let's Do It) 1966 Hope Marie Carlton, Riverhead NY, playmate (July, 1985) 1967 Elizabeth Cheshire, Burbank Calif, actress (Jill-Sunshine) 1974 Jared Rushton, actor (Big, Honey I Shrank the Kids) 1975 Albert Fields, Gary Indiana, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why) 1975 Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) 1975 David Faustino, actor (I Had 3 Wifes, Bud-Married With Children) 1978 Douglas Osmond, Provo Utah, vocalist (Osmond Boys) Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 03561 Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies 1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Joesoef, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies 1459 Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies 1554 Johan Frederik, the Generous, monarch of Saxon (1532-47), dies 1635 Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Gent, dies 1703 Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London 1706 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 1707 Aurangzeb, Emperor of India, dies at 89 1848 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies 1921 Petrus Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93 1928 Jan [Jean] T Toorop, painter/graphic artist (3 Brides), dies 1941 Ernst Cahn, owner of Amsterdam Koco ice cream parlor, executed 1945 Koos Speenhoff, singer (RAF-bombs), dies 1956 Willem H Keesom, physicist (Helium I/II), dies 1959 Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 52 1966 Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 1966 William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89 1974 Frank Wilcox, actor (John-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 66 1982 Georges Perec, French writer, dies 1983 Arthur Koestler, Hung/Brit writer (Dialogue With Death), dies 1985 Sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86 1987 Danny Kaye, comedian (Danny Kaye Show), dies at 74 1988 Sewall Wright, US geneticist (evolution model), dies at 98 1990 French Goedhart, journalist/founder (Slogan), dies 1990 Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club M‚d), dies 1991 Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia 1991 Clara Eggink, [Clare Ebbele], poetess (Leven met JC Bloem), dies 1992 Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82 1992 Sandy Dennis, actress (Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 54 1993 Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 03[Arab] Mohammed's Birthday [Bulgaria] Liberation from Ottoman Rule Day (1878) [Florida] Admission Day (1845) [Grenada] Partial Independence Day (1967) [Hawaii] Japanese Girl's Day [Japan] Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) [Malawi] Martyrs' Day [Morocco] Anniversary of King Hassan II's accession to throne (1961) [Sudan] Unity Day [World] Day of Prayer [Guam] Discovery Day (1st Monday in March) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 031995 [Moslem] 'Id al-Fitr; end of Ramadƒn fast (Shawwƒl 1, 1415 AH) Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 03Save Your Vision Week, begins [Vermont] Town Meeting Day 78 Origin of Saka Era (India) 468 St Simplicius begins his reign as Catholic Pope 561 Pelagius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1431 Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV 1634 1st tavern in Boston opens 1776 US commodore Esek Hopkins attacks Nassau, Bahamas 1791 Congress establishes US Mint 1791 Internal Revenue Act taxes distilled spirits & carriages 1794 Richard Allen founded AME Church 1801 1st US Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia 1803 1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins 1812 Congress passes 1st foreign aid bill 1813 Office of surgeon general of the US army established 1815 US Congress declares war on Alger 2nd 1817 Territory of Alabama organized 1820 Missouri Compromise enacted by Congress 1835 Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans, Louisiana 1837 US president A Jackson & Congress recognized republic of Texas 1838 Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario Canada 1842 1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed, Mass 1845 1st US law overriding a presidential veto (John Tyler's) 1845 Congress authorizes ocean mail contracts for foreign mail delivery 1845 Florida becomes 27th state 1847 Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps 1849 Congress authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin 1849 Gold Coinage Act passed, allowing gold coins to be minted 1849 Territory of Minnesota organized 1849 US Department of the Interior established by Congress 1851 Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3› piece) 1853 US Assay Office in NYC authorized 1855 Registration of letters authorized by Congress 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1862 Battle of New Madrid, MO-captured by Union forces 1863 1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted 1863 Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences 1863 Congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City, Nevada 1863 Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired 1863 Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress 1863 Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences 1865 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands established 1865 Freedman's Savings & Trust Company chartered by Congress 1869 University of South Carolina opens to all races 1871 Congress establishes the civil service system 1873 Congress authorizes federal departmental postage stamps 1873 US Congress raises own salary, retroactively 1875 1st recorded hockey game (Montreal) 1875 Congress authorizes 20› coin, lasts only 3 years 1875 Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" premieres (Paris) 1878 Bulgaria liberated from Turkey 1879 1st female lawyer heard by the Supreme Court (Belva Ann Bennett) 1879 Belva Lockwood is 1st woman admitted to practice before Supreme Ct 1879 US geological survey director authorized in Dept of the Interior 1882 NY Steam Corp begins distributing steam to Manhattan buildings 1883 Congress authorizes the 1st steel vessels in US navy 1885 1st US state (Calif) establishes a permanent forest commission 1885 AT&T incorporated 1885 Special delivery service authorized by Congress 1887 American Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa 1887 Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller 1891 Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created 1892 1st cattle tuberculosis test in US made, Villa Nova, Penn 1893 Columbian Isabella silver quarter authorized 1893 Congress authorizes 1st federal road agency, in Dept of Agriculture 1894 1st Greek-language publication in US begins, "NY Atlantis" 1899 Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar 1899 George Dewey becomes 1st in US with rank of Admiral of the Navy 1901 Congress creates National Bureau of Standards, in Dep't of Commerce 1902 M Wolf discovers asteroid #482 Petrina 1903 North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses 1906 A Kopff discovers asteroid #589 Croatia 1906 Vuia I aircraft built by Romanian Traja Vuia tested in France 1911 1st US federal cemetery with Union & Rebel graves opens, Missouri 1915 Natl Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created 1916 M Wolf discovers asteroid #819 Barnardiana 1917 Congress passes 1st excess profits tax on corporations 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1918 Russia withdraws from WW I, signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany 1919 1st international air mail service from US, Seattle-Victoria, BC 1919 Communist Party in Germany announces a universal strike 1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs 1921 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #948 Jucunda 1921 Toronto's Dr Banting & Dr Best announce discovery of insulin 1922 Italian fascists occupy Fiume & Rijeka 1922 WWJ-AM in Detroit MI begins radio transmissions 1923 Time magazine publishes 1st issue [or March 23] 1923 US Senate rejects membership in Intl Court of Justice, The Hague 1924 German & Turkish friendships treaty signed 1924 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1018 Arnolda & #1019 Strackea 1924 V Albitzkij discovers asteroid #1071 Brita 1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla) 1927 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1182 Ilona 1929 S Arend discovers asteroid #1633 Chimay 1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially became US national anthem 1933 German presidential candidate Earnest Th„lmann (KPD) arrested 1933 Marco Antonio Mu¤iz, Mexico, spanish singer (Murmullos) 1934 John Dillinger's wooden gun escape 1935 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1947 Iso-Heikkila 1938 American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors) 1940 Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label 1942 1st combat flight for Canada's Avro Lancaster military plane 1942 Mike Pender, rocker (The Searchers) 1943 Bomb falls on crowded London shelter; 173 die 1943 US wins Battle of Bismarck Sea over Japan 1943 Y Vaisala discovers asteroids 2204 Lyyli, 2333 Porthan & 2502 Nummela 1945 RAF bombing error hits The Hague killing 511 1945 Roermond/Venlo freed 1945 US & Philippine forces recaptures Corregidor 1950 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name 1951 Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts 1951 M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1688 Wilkens 1952 Puerto Rico approves their 1st self written constitution 1956 Indonesian govt of Harahap resigns 1956 Miguel Bos‚, Panama, spanish actor (Lo Mejor del A¤o) 1956 Morocco gains independence from France (Anniversary of throne) 1958 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast 1958 Nuri ash Said becomes premier of Iraq 1959 1st US probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, is launched 1959 Brit govt arrests Hastings Banda of Nyasaland, ends emergency crisis 1959 SF Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park 1960 9th largest snowfall in NYC history (14.5") 1961 King Hassan II's accends to throne of Morocco 1962 British Antarctic Territory forms 1963 Senegal adopts constitution 1966 Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1966 Twister hits Jackson Miss; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, VA (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Grenada gains partial independence from Britain 1968 Jean Beliveau (Mont) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 pts 1969 Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) 1971 C U Cesco & A Samuel discovers asteroid #1867 Deiphobus 1971 South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles 1972 Pioneer 10 launched towards asteroid belt & Jupiter 1974 Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4 1974 George Foreman KOs Ken Norton 1974 Turkish DC-10 crashes into Paris, 346 die 1974 World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die) 1975 Linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana 1977 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal 1978 Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland 1981 Isle's Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season-4 goals 1981 NY Islanders & Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie 1981 S J Bus discovers asteroid #3059 1982 Senate begins debate on expulsion of Sen Harrison Williams (D-NJ) 1984 NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6) 1984 Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball's commissioner 1985 "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis premiers 1985 Bill Shoemaker is 1st jockey to surpass $100 million 1985 National Union of Mineworkers in England end a 51 week strike 1987 T Niijima & T Urata discovers asteroid #3686 1989 Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines 1989 Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 yrs probation for Iran-Contra 1991 25 die as United Boeing 737 crashes in Colorado Springs 1991 Iraqi generals & Gen Schwarzkopf meet to discuss the cease fire 1991 LA Police severly beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video 1991 Latvia & Estonia vote to become independent of the USSR 1991 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (22.24 sec) 1991 Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18 Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 0362nd day of the year with 303 days left (Numerology = 6) 1962 11øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1991 65øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 0303/03/50 --- If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A --- Barton, Eileen 03/03/50 --- My Foolish Heart --- Eckstine, Billy 03/03/50 --- My Foolish Heart --- Jenkins, Gordon 03/03/56 --- Tear Fell, A --- Brewer, Teresa 03/03/56 --- Why Do Fools Fall In Love --- Storm, Gale 03/03/58 --- Tequila --- Champs 03/03/58 --- Who's Sorry Now --- Francis, Connie 03/03/58 --- Walk, The --- McCracklin, Jimmy 03/03/62 --- Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) --- Orbison, Roy 03/03/73 --- Call Me (Come Back Home) --- Green, Al 03/03/73 --- Break Up To Make Up --- Stylistics 03/03/79 --- Music Box Dancer --- Mills, Frank 03/03/84 --- Miss Me Blind --- Culture Club 03/03/90 --- Don't Wanna Fall In Love --- Child, Jane 03/03/91 --- I Touch Myself --- Divinyls |
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