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1685 Jean-Marc Nattier, French potrait painter 1777 Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec) 1789 Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock) 1804 James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance 1820 Patrick Edward Connor, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1825 Rodolphe Bresdin, French cartoonist/lithographer (Le Bon Samaritain) 1826 Oskar Peschel, German journalist/geography (V”lkerkunder) 1828 Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army) 1832 Moncure Daniel Conway, US, abolitionist (Life of Thomas Paine) 1832 Walter Quintin Gresham, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, Germany, engineer/inventor/designed 1st motorcycle 1839 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) 1846 Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window) 1873 Margaret Bondfield, Brit union leader/1st woman cabinet member 1874 Kincsem, horse that never lost a race 1874 Stephen Samuel Wise, US, pres of Zionist Org of America 1877 Albert P Hahn, political cartoonist 1894 Paul Green, US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom) 1895 Shemp Howard, comic actor (3 Stooges, Bank Dick) [or 1891] 1900 Alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing) 1902 Bobby Jones Jr, Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930) 1906 Michael O'Shea, Hartford Ct, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life) 1907 Jan M J van Houtte, premier Belgium (1952-54) 1909 Patrick Reilly, British diplomat 1910 Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader 1914 Sammy Baugh, Texas, NFL hall of famer QB (Wash Redskins) 1915 Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala) 1915 William Roycroft, Austria, equestrian 3 day (Olympic-bronze-1976) 1918 D Arendo, [Arend Honhoff], pianist/composer (Eleonora) 1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet Ill (Exorcist, All the King's Men) 1918 Wilhelmus M J Russell, attorney/ Member of 1st chamber (KVP/CDA) 1919 Hank Sauer, baseballer (NL MVP 1952) 1919 Nat "King" Cole, Montgomery Ala, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa) 1920 John La Montaine, Oak Park Ill, composer (Pulitzer 1959) 1922 Lady Megan Bull, British head mistress (Holloway Jail) 1925 G M Hughes, British zoologist 1926 Siegfried Lenz, German writer 1930 James B Irwin, Pittsburgh Penn, Col USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15) 1931 Eunice Gayson, London England, actress (Dr No, From Russia With Love) 1935 Adam Wade, Pitts Pa, singer (Tony Orlando & Dawn) 1936 Thomas K Mattingly II, Chic, Capt USN/astro (Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C) 1937 Galina Samsova, ballerina 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russia, ballet dancer/choreographer (Kirov) 1941 Gene Pitney, Hartford Ct, rock singer (Town without Pity) 1942 John Wayne Gacey, killer (32 boys) 1942 Sidney K Barthelmy, US politician(?) 1943 Don Mitchell, Houston Tx, actor (Mark-Ironside) 1944 Danny DeVito, Neptune NJ, actor (Louie-Taxi, Twins) 1944 John Sebastian, NYC, singer (Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter) 1944 Patti Boyd, Somerset England, (Mrs George Harrison/Mrs Eric Clapton) 1945 Paco Gonzalez, race horse trainer 1946 Harold Brown, rocker (War) 1948 Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database 1948 William [Ford] Gibson, Canada, sci-fi author (Neuromancer, Count Zero) 1949 Patrick Duffy, Townsend Mont, actor (Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis) 1951 Kurt Russell, Springfeild Mass, actor (Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons) 1951 Scott Gorham, guitarist (Thin Lizzy-Jailbreak) 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, London, actress (A Little Night Music, Moonraker) 1954 Wally Stocker, vocalist/guitarist (Babys-Missing You) 1955 Bill Beyers, actor (Wally McCandless-Capitol) 1955 Cynthia McKinney, (Rep-D-Georgia) 1957 Robin Cousins, England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1980) 1959 Mike Lindup, rock keyboardist (Level 42-Hot Water) 1960 Lee Ann Michelle, Surrey England, playmate (Feb, 1979) 1962 Clare Grogan, rocker (Altered Images-Happy Birthday) 1962 Janet Patricia Gardner, Juneau Alaska, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up) 1962 Roxy Dora Petrucci, Rochester Minn, rock drummer (Vixen-Rev It Up) 1963 Rebeca Arthur, actress (Mary Anne-Perfect Strangers) 1964 Rob Lowe, Charlottesville Va, actor (St Elmo's Fire, Hotel NH, Class) 1964 Ron Warren Jr, jockey 1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, Boston Mass, US fencer (Olympic-92) 2010 William Gibson, the prescient sci-fi writer who coined the term cyberspace, was born in South Carolina. Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 17180 Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58 1040 Harold, British King (1035-40), dies 1588 Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies 1649 Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Jansz Vos], regent, dies 1764 George Parker, English astronomer, dies 1796 Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Chairman National Meeting, dies at 41 1846 F W Bessel, measured distance to 61 Cygni, dies 1846 Friedrich W Bessel, German astronomer (Bessel Functions), dies 1864 Alexandre Calamo, Swiss painter/etcher/lithograph, dies at 53 1891 Napoleon JKP Bonaparte, French prince/member Natl Meeting, dies at 68 1898 Blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington 1901 Franz Melde, German physicist (Melde Proof), dies at 69 1906 Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies 1941 Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel, Rus writer (Crvena Konjica), dies at 46 1954 Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88 1956 Fred Allen, comedian (Colgate Comedy Hour), dies at 61 1956 Irne Joliot-Curie, French physicist (Neutron, Nobel 1935), dies 1961 Suzanna Salter, 1st US female mayor/temperance leader dies at 101 1962 Frank Orth, actor (Boston Blackie, The Brothers), dies at 82 1965 Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (U of Chic), dies in Calif at 102 1965 Quentin Reynolds, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI), dies 1967 Frank Wisbar, director (Fireside Theater), dies at 67 1967 Richard Reeves, actor (Murph-Date With an Angel), dies at 54 1974 Louis I Kahn, Estonia/US architect, dies at about 73 1976 Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Ital director (Terra Diaeresis), dies 1982 Hans ter Lag, sound technician, murdered in El Salvador 1982 Jan Kuiper, IKON news editor, murdered in El Salvador 1982 Joop Willemsen, cameraman, murdered in El Salvador 1982 Koos Koster, IKON newscaster, murdered in El Salvador 1986 Hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-O.K. Crackerby), dies at 49 1990 Mar¡ Mej¡a, Guatemalian feminist, murdered 1992 George Lovi, US columnist (Sky & Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies 1992 Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87 1993 Helen Hayes, actress (Farewell to Arms, Airport), dies at 92 1993 Laadi Flici, Algerian parliament leader, murdered 2010 He Pingping, the world's shortest man, according to the Guinness World Records, died this week while visiting Rome. The record holder who stood just 2 feet. 5 inches. Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 17[Boston] Evacuation Day (1776) [Ireland] St Patrick's Day/Irish National Day (461, 493) [Italy] Independence Day (1861) [World] World Maritime Day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 17[Ancient Rome] Liberalia; honoring Liber, Libera; a d xvj Kal Apr [Christian] Commem of St Gertrude of Nivelles & Joseph of Arimathea 461 [RC, Ang] Mem of St Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland (opt) Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 17National Poison Prevention Week, begins [US] National Teenage Week begins 455 Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor 1190 Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England 1521 Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines 1753 1st official St Patrick's Day 1756 St Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in NYC at Crown & Thistle Tavern 1766 Britain repeals Stamp Act 1776 British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War 1800 English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die 1833 Phoenix Society founded (NY) 1847 The opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence) 1852 A De Gasparis discovers asteroid #16 Psyche 1852 DeGasparis discovers asteroid Psyche (16) 1854 1st park land purchased by a US city, Worcester, Mass 1860 Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic] 1861 Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA 1868 Postage stamp canceling machine patent issued 1871 National Association of Professional Base-Ball players organized 1876 1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks) 1876 Gen Crook destroy Cheyennes & Oglala-Sioux indian camps 1884 John Joseph Montgomery makes 1st glider flight, Otay, Calif 1886 Carrollton Massacre, (Mississippi) 20 blacks killed 1891 British Steamer "Utopia" sinks off Gibraltor killing 574 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroid #363 Padua 1897 Robert Fitzsimmons KOs James Corbert & becomes world heavyweight champ 1898 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes) 1899 Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die 1900 Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2 for the Stanley Cup 1901 Free thinking-Democratic Union forms in Netherlands 1902 Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias 2 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup 1908 Quckest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1912 Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick 1917 1st US bowling tournament for women, St Louis 1917 Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne 1919 Dutch strike for 8 hr day & minimum wages 1921 Lenin proclaims New Economic Politics 1921 Sailors revolt in Kronstadt (thousands die) 1924 Netherlands & USSR begin talks over USSR recognizition 1924 Sweden & USSR exchange diplomats 1926 Calvinist oust Rev J G Golden out of office 1926 Spain & Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations 1927 US govt doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty 1929 General Motors acquires German auto manufacturer Adam Opel 1929 Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera shuts university of Madrid 1931 A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #1192 Prisma 1931 Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee 1932 German police raid Hitlers nazi-headquarter 1934 Dollfuss, Mussolini & G”mb”s sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome) 1935 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR 1939 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1757 Porvoo 1941 National Gallery of Art, Wash DC opens 1942 Belzec Concentration Camp opens 1950 Belgian cabinet of Eyskens resigns 1950 Element 98 (Californium) announced 1951 Cabinet of Drees takes power 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, WI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montr‚al 1957 Ramon Magsaysay, president of Philipines dies in a plane crash 1958 Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd US), measures Earth shape 1959 Australia & USSR recover diplomatic relations 1959 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India 1960 WSLA (now WAKA) TV channel 8 in Selma, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 South Africa leaves British Commonwealth 1963 Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game 1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of NY beatified (canonized in 1975) 1963 Eruptions of Mount Agung Bali, kills 1,900 Balinese 1965 Beatles announce their film is named "8 Arms to Hold on to You" (Help) 1966 US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean 1969 Golda Meir becomes Israeli PM 1970 Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of LA Dodgers 1970 US casts their 1st UN Security Council veto (Support England) 1972 Ringo releases "Back of Bugaloo" in UK 1973 St Patrick Day marchers carry 14 coffins commerating Bloody Sunday 1975 Purple Mountain Observatory discovers asteroids #2387 & #2425 1976 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried 1977 Harvard College discovers asteroid #2395 Aho 1978 Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 1.6 mil gallons of oil off French coast 1982 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador 1983 70th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy 1985 Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623' 1987 IBM releases PC-DOS version 3.3 1988 Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Loyola-Marymnt 119, Wyoming 115 1989 Dorothy Cudahy is 1st female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade 1991 Irish Lesbians & Gays march in St Patrick Day parade 1991 NJ raises turnpike tolls 70% 1991 USSR holds a referendum to determine if they should stay together 1993 86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 1776th day of the year with 289 days left (Numerology = 2) 1916 9øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1945 75øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 1703/17/50 --- Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep --- Martin, Mary 03/17/50 --- Peter Cottontail --- Shiner, Mervin 03/17/54 --- Girl, A Girl --- Fisher, Eddie 03/17/54 --- Here --- Martin, Tony 03/17/62 --- Johnny Angel --- Fabares, Shelley 03/17/62 --- Young World --- Nelson, Ricky 03/17/62 --- Mashed Potato Time --- Sharp, Dee Dee 03/17/73 --- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tr --- Dawn 03/17/73 --- Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia, Th --- Lawrence, Vicki 03/17/73 --- Little Willy --- Sweet 03/17/79 --- Take Me Home --- Cher 03/17/79 --- Heart Of Glass --- Blondie 03/17/84 --- Love Somebody --- Springfield, Rick 03/17/84 --- They Don't Know --- Ullman, Tracey 03/17/90 --- Whip Appeal --- Babyface 03/17/90 --- How Can We Be Lovers --- Bolton, Michael 03/17/90 --- Without You --- Motley Crue |
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