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1075 Aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, Arab theologist 1495 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brother of Barmhartigheid) 1714 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J.S. Bach 1783 Hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819) 1787 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery 1799 Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 1836 Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army) 1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) 1859 Kenneth Grahame, author (The Wind, Willows) 1862 Joseph Lee, helped develop playgrounds 1865 Frederick William Goudy, US, printer/type designer 1872 Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer 1879 Otto Hahn, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 44, radiothorium/actinium) 1886 Anton Portielje, inspector of Arts/radio host 1886 Edward Kendall, chemist, isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950) 1888 Stuart Chase, NH, writer/economist (Tragedy of Waste) 1889 Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business) 1891 Sam Jaffe, NYC, actor (Gunga Din, Dr Zorba-Ben Casey) 1898 Louise Beavers, Cin Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other) 1899 Eric Linklater, Scotland, novelist/poet (Blue Swallows) 19-- Booth Colman, Portland Ore, actor (Zaius-Planet of the Apes) 19-- Eileen Herlie, actress (Myrtle Fargate-All My Children) 19-- Jason Kincaid, actor (All My Children) 19-- Johnny Ventura, Santo Domingo DR, spanish singer (El Caballo Negro) 19-- Rita Walter, actress (As the World Turns) 1909 Claire Trevor, actress (Murder My Sweet, Marjorie Morningstar) 1911 Alan Hovhaness, Somerville Mass, composer (Lousadzak, Ukiyo) 1917 A Marja, [ATE Mooy], wrtier (Snippers on the River) 1918 Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA Calif, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island) 1921 Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo Tx, dancer/actress (East Side) 1922 Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953) 1923 Sembene Ousmane, Senegalese author/novelist/director (Doctor Noir) 1924 Sean McClory, Dublin Ireland, actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur) 1925 Petrus Steenkamp, Dutch politician (KVP/CDA) 1928 Judy Johnson, Norfolk Va, singer (Your Show of Shows) 1931 John McPhee, author (Back to ----) 1934 Ron Taylor, Sydney Australia, cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals) 1936 Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle) 1936 Sue Ane Langdon, Paterson NJ, actress (Bachelor Father, Arnie) 1937 Juvenal Hayarimana, president of Rwanda (1973- ) 1939 George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy) 1939 Jim Bouton, Newark NJ, pitcher (NY Yankees)/author (Ball Four) 1939 Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64) 1939 Mike Lowry, (Rep-D-WA, 1979- ) 1939 Robert Tear, Barry Wales, tenor (Welsh Natl Opera 1970) 194- Alan Sues, Ross Calif, comedian (Laugh-In) 1940 Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted 1940 Susan Clark, Sarnia Ontario, actress (Night Moves, Webster) 1940 Theo Laseroms, [The Tank], soccer player (Feyenoord) 1942 Ralph Ellis, England, rhythm (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good) 1942 [Dick] Richie Allen, baseball player (AL MVP 1972) 1943 Lynn Redgrave, London, actress (Georgie Girl) Weight-Watcher 1944 Carole Bayer Sager, NY, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, singer 1945 Jim Chapman, (Rep-D-TX, 1985- ) 1945 Mickey Dolenz, LA Calif, actor (Circus Boy) singer (Monkees) 1946 Randy Meisner, rock bassist/vocalist (Poco, Eagles-Take it Easy) 1948 Peggy March, rock vocalist (I Will Follow Him) 1952 Aleksandr A Volkov, Russia, col/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7) 1953 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder (AL MVP 1978) 1953 Kathleen Ann Shower, Brookville Oh, Playmate of the Year (May, 1985) 1954 Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies) 1954 David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1976) 1954 Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1976) 1954 Marie-Th‚rse Nadig, Tanneboden Switz, skier (Olympic-2 gold-1972) 1958 Gary Numan, [Gary Webb] Hammersmith England, vocalist (Replicas) 1959 Aidan Quinn, Chicago, actor (All My Sons, Reckless, Stakeout) 1964 Peter "Ged" Gill, drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-2 Tribes) 1966 Holly Ann Salo, Keani Alaska, Miss Alaska-America (1991) 1970 Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92) Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 08883 Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies 1144 Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle 1403 Bajezid I Jildirim, [Bliksemschicht], 4th sultan of Turkey, dies 1550 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Barmhartigh), dies at 55 1702 William III, King of England (1689-1702), dies at 51 1869 Louis H Berlioz, French composer (Symphony Fantastic), dies at 65 1874 Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1850-53), dies of at 74 1889 Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 1917 Ferdinand von Zeppelin, air pioneer, dies 1920 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies 1923 Johannes S van der Waals, physicist (Nobel 1910), dies 1930 William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72 1937 Albert Verwey, poet/literature historian (Motion), dies 1941 Sherwood Anderson, US writer/publisher (Winesburg Ohio), dies at 64 1951 Honeymoon Killers, die in electric chair 1955 Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies 1959 Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered 1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1971 Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies at 77 1975 George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 1985 Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack 1985 Thomas Creighton, US heart patient (3 implants in 46 hrs), dies at 33 1992 Red Callender, US jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies 1993 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 1993 Johan Bodegraven, radiohost (Stock exch open, dikes close), dies at 78 1993 Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69 1993 Wells Root, US screenwriter (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 92 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 08[China, Cuba, Mauritania, Mongolia, USSR] International Women's Day [Egypt, Libya, Syria] Syrian Revolution Day (1963) [International] Women's Day [Gibralter] Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday in March) [Memphis, Tenn] Cotton Carnival (held for 5 days) [New Mexico] Arbor Day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 081550 [RC] Memorial of St John of God, confessor (opt) 1995 [Ang, RC] Ember Day Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 08 International Women's Day 1702 Queen Anne ascends to the English throne 1782 Gnadenhutten massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians 1801 British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1838 US mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes) 1854 US Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan 1855 1st train crosses 1st US railway suspension bridge, Niagara Falls 1858 Opera "I Pagliacci" is produced (Naples) 1861 E W Tempel discovers asteroid #65 Cybele 1862 Battle of Elkhorn Tavern ends with Confederate withdrawal 1862 Confederate ironclad Merrimack launched 1865 Battle of Kingston, NC (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) 1887 Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes 1888 J Palisa discovers asteroid #273 Atropos 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroid #358 Apollonia 1894 A Charlois discovers asteroid #389 Industria 1894 NY passes 1st state dog license law 1905 M Wolf discovers asteroid #559 Nanon 1906 Ottawa Silver 7 beat Smith Falls (Ont) for Stanley Cup 1908 Collingwood Elementary (Cleve) burns, kills 173 kids & 2 teachers 1908 Frederick of Eden speaks in Carnegie Hall, NY 1910 Baronne Raymonde de Laroche, France becomes 1st licensed female pilot 1911 1st International Woman's Day 1915 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned 1916 US invades Cuba, to stop corrupt regime-Menocal 1917 Russian revolution breaks out (2/24 OS) (in St Petersburg) 1917 US invades Cuba for 3rd time 1920 Denmark & Cuba join the League of Nations 1924 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah 1930 Babe Ruth signs $80,000 contract with the Yankees 1930 Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India 1934 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1938 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1453 Fennia 1941 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1942 Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma 1942 KNIL surrenders to Japanese armies 1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico 1946 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC) 1949 WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1950 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel-BR Walters 1950 USSR announces they have developed the atomic bomb 1951 Intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1951 M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1596 Itzigsohn 1952 Antoine Pinay forms French government 1952 Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 1953 KSWO TV channel 7 in Lawton, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Herb McKinley sets ¬ mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia 1957 Israeli troops reopen Suez Canal 1958 Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita 1958 William Faulkner says US school degenerated to become babysitters 1959 Groucho, Chico & Harpo's final TV appearance together 1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 1963 Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1964 F Borngen discovers asteroid #3181 Ahnert 1964 Malcolm X begins black Muslim action 1965 1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3,500 Marines) 1965 4000 Marines land in South Vietnam 1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Md) 1968 Fillmore East opens 1969 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo 1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in Madison Sq Garden (NYC) 1971 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) 1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" 1972 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) 1972 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp 1973 Paul & Linda McCartney are fined œ100 for growing cannabis 1976 1774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 1977 Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond 1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale 1979 Volcanoes on Io discovered by Voyager 1 1983 IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 1983 Pres Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" 1986 4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon 1986 Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km 1986 Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million 1987 FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr in Calif 1990 NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 1st victim, Mario Orosco 1991 Harry Hamlin & Nicollette Sheridan wed Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 08øF highest temperature for this date in NYC øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 67th day of the year with 298 days left (Numerology = 2) Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 0803/08/45 --- I'm Beginning To See The Light --- Ellington, Duke 03/08/45 --- Dream --- Pied Pipers 03/08/69 --- Only The Strong Survive --- Butler, Jerry 03/08/75 --- Before The Next Teardrop Falls --- Fender, Freddy 03/08/75 --- Emma --- Hot Chocolate 03/08/75 --- Supernatural Thing - Part 1 --- King, Ben E. 03/08/75 --- Once You Get Started --- Rufus 03/08/80 --- Call Me --- Blondie 03/08/80 --- Lost In Love --- Air Supply 03/08/86 --- Addicted To Love --- Palmer, Robert 03/08/86 --- Kiss --- Prince |
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