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1585 Gerbrand Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) 1739 George Clymer, signed Decl of Ind, Constitution 1750 Caroline Lucretia Herchel, Hanover, Germany, 1st mod woman astronomer 1751 James Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17) 1787 Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) 1802 George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 1806 Norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner) 1812 Henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 1822 John Pope, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 1822 Rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter (Buffalo Bill) 1832 Charles Camp Doolittle, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer) 1836 Andrew S Hallidie, inventor (cable car) 1839 Ren F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) 1849 James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger 1856 E Louis YY Napoleon Bonaparte, French/English prince 1868 Maxim Gorki, USSR, playwright (The Lower Depths) (3/28 NS) 1873 Hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Sereniteit) 1878 Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi 1878 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran 1896 Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) 19-- Chuck Woolery, Ky, TV game show host (Love Connection) 1903 Mike Mansfield, (Sen-D-Mont) majority whip 1903 Nicolai Lopatnikoff, Revel Estonia, composer (Variaioni Concertanto) 1906 Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife, please) 1910 Aladar Gerevich, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1948) 1910 Norman Wooland, Germany, actor (Hamlet) 1912 Patricia Nixon, [Thelma Catherine], Ely Nevada, 1st lady (1968-74) 1916 Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers) 1918 Aldo E van Eyck, architect (City Hall) 1920 John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) 1920 Leo McKern, actor (Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared) 1922 Harding Lemay, North Bangor NY, headwriter (Another World) 1926 Jerry Lewis, [Levitch], comedian/fund raiser (MDA), loved in France 1927 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, US ambassador to UN/(Sen-D-NY, 1977- ) 1927 Olga San Juan, NYC, actress (Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus) 1927 Vladimir M Komarov, Moscow Russia, cosmonaut (Voshkod I Soyuz 1) 1928 Christa Ludwig, Berlin Germany, soprano (Vienna State Opera) 1931 Betty Johnson, Guilford County NC, singer (Jack Paar Show) 1932 R Walter M Cunningham, Creston Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut (Apollo 7) 1937 David Del Tredici, Cloverdale California, composer (1980 Pulitzer) 1940 Bernardo Bertolucci, Parma Italy, director (Last Tango in Paris) 1940 Jan P Pronk, Dutch politician (PvdA) 1940 Jan Schaefer, Dutch asst secretary of state (PvdA) 1942 Jerry Jeff Walker, composer (Mr BoJangles) 1946 Erik Estrada, NYC, actor (CHiPs, Cross & Switchblade, Lightblast) 1948 Margaret [Edith] Weis, US, sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning) 1949 Elliott Murphy, US singer/songwriter 1949 Victor Garber, Montral Qubec, actor (Days & Nights of Molly Dodd) 1951 Kate Nelligan, London Ontario, actress (Bethune, Eye of the Needle) 1954 Hollis Stacy, Savannah Ga, LPGA golfer (US Open 1977,78) 1954 Nancy Wilson, SF, rocker (Heart-Never, Barracuda, What about Love) 1955 Isabelle Huppert, Paris France, actress (Cactus, Heaven's Gate) 1957 Pearl Moore, WBL guard (NY Stars) 1963 Phung Vuong, Saigon Vietnam, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1965 Cindy Brown, US, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1988) 1991 Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halan & Valerie Bertinelli Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 161072 Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies 1736 Giovanni B Pergolesi, Italian composer (Stabat Mater), dies at 26 1838 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 1881 Modest P Moessorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godoenov), dies at 42 1882 Charles R Darwin, English naturalist (Origin of species), dies 1909 George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 1910 Eduard FW Pflger, German physiologist, dies at 80 1914 Gaston Calmette, editor of Figaro, killed by Mme Caillaux 1914 John Murray, piloted HMS Challenger to Christmas Island, dies 1930 Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Spain's dictator (1923-30), dies 1935 John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies 1937 J Austen Chamberlain, English min of Foreign affairs (Nobel), dies 1940 Selma O Lagerlf, Swedish author (Nils Holgersson, Nobel 1909), dies 1941 John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 1946 Max Blokzijl, NSB-minister of propaganda, executed 1957 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian communist/parliament chairman, dies 1958 Leon J Cadore, pitched the 26 inning game, dies at 65 1959 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 1964 Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80 1968 June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 1970 Tammi Terrell, singer, dies at 23 of a brain tumor 1971 Thomas E Dewey, US president candidate (R 1944, 48), dies at 68 1972 Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 1975 T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1978 Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists 1983 Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 1985 Roger Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88 1991 Jan H van Roen, diplomat/Foreign Minister, dies 1991 Wim van den Brink, actor (Turkish Fruit/Dig Up Sien), dies 1993 Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies at 86 1993 Djilalli Lyabs, Algerian minister of Higher Education, murdered 1993 Giovanni Testori, Italian writer (Arialda), dies at 69 1993 Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 16[Suriname] Holi Phagwah [Umatilla, OR] Curlew Day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 16[Christian] Feast of fictional St Urho, patron of Finland [RC] Commemoration of SS Abraham, hermit, & Mary, penitant 1648 [RC] Comm of St John de Brbeuf & companions/martyrs 1995 [Jewish] Purim (feast of Lot) (Adar II 14, 5755 AM) Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 16Traditional date for return of long-billed curlews to Umatilla, Ore National Poison Prevention Week, begins [US] National Teenage Week begins 1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar 1190 Crusades begin massacre of Jews of York England 1621 1st Indian appears at Plymouth, Mass 1792 Murder attempt on king Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera 1802 Law signed to establish US Milt Academy (West Point, NY) 1802 US army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) 1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1827 1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing 1829 Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1833 Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st US woman grad of a pharmacy college 1861 Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union 1861 Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain 1865 Battle of Averasboro, NC 1869 Hiram R Revels makes the 1st official speech by a black in the Senate 1876 Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY) 1881 Barnum & Baily Circus debuts 1882 US Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross 1895 M Wolf discovers asteroid #401 Ottilia 1897 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot" (BG) 1910 Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona 1911 Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 for the Stanley Cup 1916 US & Canada sign Migratory bird treaty 1920 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park 1922 England recognizes Kingdom of Egypt under King Fuad I 1922 Sultan Foeud crowned king of Egypt 1922 WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions 1926 Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters) 1928 A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #1303 Luthera 1929 WHP-AM in Harrisburg PA begins radio transmissions 1931 C W Tombaugh discovers asteroid #3754 1931 Genootschap Onze Tal organizes 1931 Society of Our Language forms 1933 Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of German Republic 1934 Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act 1935 Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty 1936 L Boyer discovers asteroids #1380 Volodia & #1392 Pierre 1938 Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia 1939 Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine 1941 Blizzard hits North Dakota & Minnesota killing 60 1945 US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima 1947 Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested 1949 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating NY Rangers 14-1 1959 Iraq & USSR sign economic/technical treaty 1962 1st launching of Titan 2-rocket 1962 USSR launch 1st Cosmos-satellite 1964 KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Paul Hornung & Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension 1966 Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong & Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits 1967 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down 1968 Mi-Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die 1968 Robert F Kennedy announces presidential campaign 1969 Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1969 Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 1970 New English Bible published 1970 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, TX (IND) suspends broadcasting 1972 John & Yoko are served with deportation papers 1972 T Gehrels discovers asteroid #2272 1975 US Mariner 10 makes 3rd & final fly-by of Mercury 1978 Amoco Cadiz spills 223,000 tons of crude oil 1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth 1978 US Senate accepts Panama Canal treaty 1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney 1980 C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroids #2902 Westerlund & #3634 1980 L Brozek discovers asteroid #3386 1983 E Barr discovers asteroid #3445 1983 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814) 1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut 1985 Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 yrs 1988 Federal grand jury indicts North & Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair 1991 7 of Reba McEntire band members are killed in a plane crash 1991 Members of Irish Gay & Lesbian Organization march in NYC parade 1991 NJ Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games 1992 Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 1675th day of the year with 290 days left (Numerology = 1) 1911 13øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1990 82øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 1603/16/57 --- Little Darlin' --- Diamonds 03/16/59 --- Come Softly To Me --- Fleetwoods 03/16/59 --- It's Late --- Nelson, Ricky 03/16/68 --- Cry Like A Baby --- Box Tops 03/16/68 --- Young Girl --- Puckett, Gary & The Union Gap 03/16/74 --- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song --- Croce, Jim 03/16/74 --- TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) --- MFSB 03/16/74 --- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely --- Main Ingredient 03/16/85 --- All She Wants To Do Is Dance --- Henley, Don 03/16/85 --- Crazy For You --- Madonna 03/16/91 --- I Like The Way (The Kissing Game) --- Hi-Five 03/16/91 --- Joyride --- Roxette |
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