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1483 Raphael, painter (Sistine Madonna) 1609 Frederick III, King of Denmark & Norway (1648-70); absolutist 1657 Giuseppe O Pitoni, Italian composer 1690 Christian Goldbach, German mathematician (Goldbach position) 1765 David H Chass‚, Antwerp baron (fought Napoleon at Waterloo) 1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, SC, Andrew Jackson's VP (1825-32) 1829 William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 1830 Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian/sociologist 1837 Grover Cleveland, [Stephen], NJ, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97) 1838 Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903) 1839 Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 1842 St‚phane Mallarm‚, French poet (L'Aprs-midi d'un faune) 1844 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) 1848 Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer 1858 Rudolph C K Diesel, German engineer (Diesel motor) 1864 Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) 1869 [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain, British PM (C, 1937-40) 1881 Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) 1886 Edward Everett Horton, Bkln NY, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show) 1886 Kurt Koffka, Germany, Gestalt psychologist 1886 Marianne (Goudeket-)Philips, author (Between Heaven & Earth) 1892 Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter (WW II) 1893 Wilfred Owen, England, anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth) 1899 Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin 19-- Geoffrey Owens, actor (Elvin-Cosby Show) 19-- Jeff La Bar, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) 19-- Marguette Ray, actress (Mamie-Young & Restless) 19-- Thomas Ian Griffith, actor (Another World) 1905 John Kirkpatrick, NYC, pianist (Concord Sonata) 1905 Mollie Parnis, NYC, fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection) 1905 Robert Donat, England, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Citadel) 1907 Eleanor L "Betty" Compton, US actress (Here Comes Trouble) 1911 Smiley Burnette, Summum Ill, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction) 1919 Laila Schou Nilsen, Norway, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1936) 1920 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope (1978- ) 1922 Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician 1925 Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) 1927 George Plimpton, sports writer (Paper Lion) 1927 John Kander, composer (Kander & Ebb, Cabaret) 1928 William R Boggs, Georgia, Brig Gen/chief of engineers under Bragg 1929 Christa Wolf, German proza‹ste 1930 Maurice Peress, NYC, conductor (KC Philharmonic 1974-80) 1931 Howard Coble, (Rep-R-North Carolina) 1932 Frederik W de Klerk, president South Africa (1989- ) 1932 John Updike, poet/novelist (Rabbit Run) 1936 Tony Nash, England, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1964) 1937 Mark Donohue, auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500 1937 Robin Wright, race horse trainer 1938 Carl Gottlieb, comedian (Ken Berry Wow Show) 1939 Charley Pride, country singer (Sweet Country) 1940 Kathy Hutchinson, race horse trainer 1941 Wilson Pickett, Prattville Alabama, R&B singer (Funky Broadway) 1942 Ann Packer, England, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1964) 1943 Kevin Dobson, Jackson Hgts NY, actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon) 1945 Aleksey Vakhonin, USSR, bantam weight (Olympic-gold-1964) 1947 Barry Wilson, drummer (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale) 1947 Robert Harrison, rocker (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale) 1947 Steven H Schiff, (Rep-R-New Mexico) 1950 Brad Dourif, WV, actor (Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty) 1950 James Conlon, NYC, conductor (Cincinatti May Festival-1979) 1950 John Hartman, drummer (Doobie Brothers-Taking it to the Streets) 1953 Helmer C Koetje, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA) 1956 Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom (Olympic-2 gold-1980) 1957 Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist/astronaut candidate (Mir-1?) 1957 Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking) 1958 Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein, skier (Olympic-silver-1980) 1959 Irene Cara, Bronx NYC, actress/singer (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury) 1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque NM, actress (Out of Control, Nightforce) 1960 Patricia Farinelli, LA Calif, playmate (December, 1981) 1960 Richard Biggs, Columbus Ohio, actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives) 1963 Vanessa Williams, Millwood NY, 1st black Miss America/singer 1964 Christina Ferguson, Phoenix Az, playmate (Apr, 1983) Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 18978 Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/saint, murdered 1227 Honorius III, [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies 1314 Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies 1493 John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Neth/Zealand, dies at 82 1584 Ivan IV, the terrible, Russian tsar (1547-84), dies at 53 1768 Lawrence Sterne, writer (Sentimental Journey France & Italy), dies 1886 Leopold Zunz, German intellect (Synagogue Prose), dies at 91 1899 Svetolik Rankovic, Serbian writer (Vertrapte Ideals), dies 1900 Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (So [Lonely]), dies at 32 1913 George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas 1928 Paul van Osta˜en, Flemish writer (Free as a Bird), dies 1933 Luigi A hertog der Abruzzen, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies 1936 Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies 1964 Norbert Wiener, US mathematician (Cybernetica), dies at 69 1965 Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies 1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42 1969 Barbara Bates, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life), dies at 43 1973 Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish/US baritone tenor, dies 1976 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies 1978 Faith Baldwin, US author (They Who Love), dies at 84 1978 Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86 1980 Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79 1982 Georg G Lampe, painter/director (Free Academy), dies at 60 1983 Umberto van Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies 1984 Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies at 76 of Parkinson's disease 1985 Jack Miller, orch leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 1986 Bernard Malamud, US writer (Fixer, Natural), dies at 71 1987 Bil Baird, puppeteer (Jack Paar Show), dies at 82 1989 Piet Kruiver, soccer player, dies 1992 Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 18[Aruba, Haiti] Flag Day/National Holiday [Haiti] University Day [Ireland] Sheelah's Day [Wilmington, NC] Peanut Festival 319 [Masons] De Molay Day (1314) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 18[Christian] St Anselm 386 [RC, Ang] Memorial of St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop & doctor (opt) Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 18National Poison Prevention Week, begins [US] National Teenage Week begins 417 St Zosimus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 731 St Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1123 1st Latern Council (9th ecumenical council) opens in Rome 1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt Franken vs Amalrik-Syrians 1190 Crusaders kill 57 Jews in Bury St Edmonds England 1543 De Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R) 1766 British Parliament reinstitutes the Stamp Act 1813 David Melville, Newport, RI, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1818 Congress approves 1st pensions for government service 1834 1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long) 1850 American Express founded 1859 Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform 1864 Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 1865 Battle of Wilson's raid to Selma, AL 1871 Communards revolt in Paris 1874 J Palisa discovers asteroid #136 Austria 1877 President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC 1881 Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) 1890 1st US state naval militia organized (Massachusetts) 1892 Lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup) 1892 M Wolf discovers asteroid #328 Gudrun 1895 200 blacks leave Savannah, Ga for Liberia 1899 Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering 1906 M Wolf discovers asteroid #592 Bathseba 1909 Einar Dessau of Denmark makes 1st ham broadcast 1910 1st opera by an US composer (Converse) performed at the Met, NYC 1911 North Dakota enacts a hail insurance law 1914 J Palisa discovers asteroid #782 Montefiore & #783 Nora 1914 White Wolf troop beats govt army in Jingdezhen China 1915 Failed British attempt in Dardanellen 1918 AJC organizes 1919 Order of DeMolay established in Kansas City 1920 Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar 1921 2nd peace of Riga & Poland enlarged 1921 Steamer "Hong Kong" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 1922 1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale) 1922 K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #973 Aralia & #974 Lioba 1922 Mohandas K Gandhi sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment 1922 WBT-AM in Charlotte NC begins radio transmissions 1923 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #994 Otthild 1925 (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, & Tn kills 689 1930 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game 1930 Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh (US) 1931 1st electric dry razor marketed, by Schick 1931 Juan Bautista Aznar become(s) premier of Spain 1933 Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission 1936 R Suvanto discovers asteroid #1927 Suvanto 1936 Vaisala discovers asteroids #1421 Esperanto, #1723 Klemola& #2020 Ukko 1937 Gas explosion in school in New London, Texas: 294 die 1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties 1938 NY 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women 1938 Pres Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US & British businesses 1939 H Alikoski discovers asteroid #1512 Oulu 1939 Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #1696 Nurmela 1941 L Oterma discovers asteroids #1679 Nevanlinna & #2640 Hallstrom 1942 Illegal Free Netherland announces boycot of theaters 1944 Nazi-Germany occupies Hungary 1945 Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals 1945 US Task Force 58 attacks targets on Kiushu 1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1950 CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship 1952 1st plastic lens for cataract patients fitted (Phila) 1952 Communist offensive in Korea 1953 Indiana wins NCAA basketball championship 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 NL approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (1st shift since 1903) 1957 WTWV (now WTVA) TV channel 9 in Tupelo-Columbus, MS (NBC) begins 1959 Bill Sharman begins a streak of 56 consecutive foul shots 1959 Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws 1959 Pres Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1962 Algerian War ends after 7« years of fighting (250,000 killed) 1962 Algerians politician Ben Bella flees 1962 France & Algeria reach accord before battle, but after 1 million die 1963 Supreme Court's Miranda Decision; defendants must have lawyers 1963 WGSF TV channel 31 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Rolling Stones fined œ5 each for public urination 1965 USSR launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 min) 1966 A paper dress from Scott Paper becomes available for $1 1967 Beatles' "Penny Lane," single goes #1 1967 Oil tanker Torrey Canyon hit a rock & spills oil 1968 WVER TV channel 28 in Rutland, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WVTA TV channel 41 in Windsor, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 -25) US Postal begins strike 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 NFL selects Wilson as official football & scoreboard as official time 1971 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru 1972 AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) 1972 Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game 1974 Most Arab oil producing nations end US embargo 1977 Clash releases their 1st recording "White Riot" 1977 US restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, N Korea & Cambodia 1977 Vietnam hands over MIA to US 1978 250,000 attend rock concert Calif Jam II in Ontario Calif 1981 Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto) 1982 H Debehogne discovers asteroid #2814 Vieira 1982 Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc acquires ABC 1986 Treasury Dept announces plans to alter paper money 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 California Quake amusement ride opens at Universal Studios 1989 Dino Ciccarelli sets Wash Cap record of 7 pts in a game 1990 1st free elections in East Germany, Conservatives beat Communists 1990 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends 1990 A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1990 Biggest US art robbery, $100's millions at Gardner Museum, Boston 1990 German Dem Rep holds its 1st free election 1990 Loyola Marymount beats Mich Wolverines 149-115, highest NCAA score 1991 Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round 1991 Phila '76ers retires Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1992 Donna Summers gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion 1993 Amsterdam stock exchange hits record Ÿ12.2 billion 1993 Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in NYC Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 1877th day of the year with 288 days left (Numerology = 3) 1916 7øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1989 77øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 1803/18/43 --- As Time Goes By --- Renard, Jacques 03/18/67 --- This Is My Song --- Clark, Petula 03/18/67 --- Western Union --- Five Americans 03/18/67 --- I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) --- Franklin, Aretha 03/18/67 --- Bernadette --- Four Tops 03/18/67 --- Jimmy Mack --- Martha & The Vandellas 03/18/72 --- Rockin' Robin --- Jackson, Michael 03/18/78 --- Closer I Get To You, The --- Flack, Roberta 03/18/78 --- Feels So Good --- Mangione, Chuck 03/18/89 --- I'll Be There For You --- Bon Jovi 03/18/89 --- Like A Prayer --- Madonna 03/18/89 --- Funky Cold Medina --- Tone Loc |
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