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1589 William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized) 1601 Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) 1604 Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56) 1610 Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter 1728 Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter 1740 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria(?), violin cellist 1813 David Livingstone, found by Stanley in Africa 1817 Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 1819 David Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 1821 Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers) 1821 Richard Burton, explorer/translator (Arabian Nights) 1827 Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911 1837 Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 1845 Willem H de Beaufort, historian/politician 1848 Wyatt Earp, marshall fought in Gunfight at the OK Corral 1851 Roque S enz Pe¤a, pres of Argentina (1910-14) 1860 William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman 1871 Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants) 1872 Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director 1873 Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ) 1882 Gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman) 1883 Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China) 1891 Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69) 1896 Jean Wi‚ner, French composer/writer (Olive Chez les Ngres) 19-- Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It) 19-- Shelly Burch, Tucson Az, actress (Delila-One Life to Live) 1900 Roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show) 1900 [Jean] Fr‚d‚ric Joliot-Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1936) 1901 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch Min of Justice (Nobel 1954) 1901 Jo Mielziner, Paris, set designer (Carousel, Death of a Salesman) 1903 Benjamin M Telders, president of Dutch Liberal States Party 1904 John J Sirica, US federal judge (Watergate hearings) 1905 Albert Speer, German NSDAP-architect/minister of Army 1906 Adolf Eichman, Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer 1907 Kent Smith, NYC, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders) 1909 Louis Hayward, Johannesburg S Africa, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors) 1912 Russ Case, Hamburg Iowa, orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show) 1914 Patricia Morison, actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill) 1916 Irving Wallace, author (People's Almanac, The Man) [or Mar 18] 1919 Cornelis Berkhouwer, Member of 2nd chamber (Dutch Liberal Party) 1923 Janine Dacosta, French pianist 1923 Tige Andrews, Bkln, actor (Capt Adam Greer-Mod Squad) 1925 Brent Scowcroft, Ogden Utah, Lt Gen (USAF)/National Security Council 1927 Richie Ashburn, baseball infielder (Phila Phillies)/sportscaster 1928 Patrick McGoohan, Astoria NY, actor (#6-Prisoner, Secret Agent) 1930 Bill Henderson, Chic Ill, jazz singer (Torpedo-Dreams) 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966) 1931 Bill Hoskyns, England, ‚p‚e fencer (Olympic-silver-1964) 1933 Philip Roth, novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint) 1934 B”rge Andersen, Denmark, Danish Chess Champion (1967, 68) 1935 Burt Metcalfe, Saskatchewan Canada, actor/dir (Father of the Bride) 1935 Phyllis Newman, Jersey City NJ, actress (Coming of Age, TW3) 1935 Renee Taylor, NYC, actress (Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman) 1936 Ursula Andress, Switzerland, actress (She, Sensuous Nurse) 1937 Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician (You Always Hurt the One You Love) 1939 Joe Kapp, NFL QB (Minn Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers) 1942 David Minge, (Rep-D-Minnesota) 1944 Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter 1944 Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Sisters) 1946 Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought) 1946 Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted) 1947 Earlie Fires, jockey 1947 Glenn Close, Greenwich Ct, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction) 1952 Derek Longmuir, rocker (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night) 1953 Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1976, 80) 1953 Ricky Wilson, guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack) 1954 Charles Pinnell, horse trainer 1955 Bruce Willis, Penna Grove NJ, actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard) 1957 Blake Passey, horse trainer 1959 Terry Hall, rocker (Colourfield-Animal Liberation) 1992 Henry & Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen & Amanda Pays Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 191263 Hugo van St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies 1687 Robert Cavelier [LaSalle], French explorer murdered in what is now TX 1721 Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71 1930 Arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81 1940 Gustaaf Juice, Belgian minister of Economic Businesses, dies at 54 1950 Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74 1974 Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51 1974 Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist/daughter of Otto K, dies at 70 1979 Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65 1982 Randy Rhoads, musician, dies 1987 Arch Oboler, radio writer (Lights Out), dies at 77 1987 Louis Broglie, French physicist (Nobel 1929), dies at 94 1987 Tony Stratton-Smith, journalist/record co CEO (Charisma), dies at 53 1991 John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1992 Robert Gilliot, father of Gerda Havertongs daughter Zulma, dies 1993 Barend P Tammeling, journalist: Loyal/Peek on the North, dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 19[Australia] Canberra Day [Italy, Spain, Canary Island] St Joseph Day [Liechtenstein] St Joseph's Day Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 19[RC, Luth, Ang] Solemnity of St Joseph, stepfather of Jesus 323 [Ancient Rome] Quinquatrus (Feast of Minerva); a d xiv Kal Apr Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 19 The day the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano National Poison Prevention Week, begins [US] National Teenage Week begins 721 -BC- 1st recorded lunar eclipse. Location, Babylon 1452 Frederik III van Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic German Emperor 1775 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) 1822 Boston, Mass incorporated as a city 1831 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245000) 1859 Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premiers in Paris 1864 Opera "Mireille" is produced (Paris) 1865 Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC 1866 Immigrant ship Monarch of Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die 1870 The opera "Guarany" is produced (Milan) 1883 Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes 1885 Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional govt, Sask 1892 J Palisa discovers asteroid #326 Tamara 1892 M Wolf discovers asteroid #332 Siri 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroid #364 Isara 1895 Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service 1897 Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game 1907 18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record) 1911 M Wolf discovers asteroid #712 Boliviana 1914 Toronto Blueshirts sweep Victoria Capitals in 3 for Stanley Cup 1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1917 Adamson Act ruled constitutional (8 hr work day on railroads) 1917 US Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees 1918 Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time 1918 S Potter becomes 1st US pilot to shoot down a German seaplane 1919 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #911 Agamemnon 1920 F Gonnessiat discovers asteroid #931 Whittemora 1926 M Wolf discovers asteroid #2732 Witt 1927 Bloody battles between communists & nazis in Berlin 1928 "Amos & Andy" debuts on radio (Blue Network) 1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1164 Kobolda 1931 M Wolf discovers asteroid #1179 Mally 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling 1934 C Jackson discovers asteroid #1319 Disa 1936 G Neujmin discovers asteroids #1379 Lomonosowa & #1434 Margot 1938 Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes 1940 French cabinet of Daladier, falls 1941 Jimmy Dorsey & Orch record "Green Eyes" & "Maria Elena" 1941 L Oterma discovers asteroid #2291 Kevo 1942 FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty 1942 Thoroughbred Racing Assn of US formed in Chicago 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan 1945 British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine) 1945 US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure 1946 Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & R‚union become overseas depts 1946 Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of USSR 1947 Belgian cabinet-Spaak, forms 1947 Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek conquers Jenan 1948 Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC 1949 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn 1950 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins golf's US Women's Open 1950 City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT 1951 Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published 1953 25th Academy Awards ceremony (1st telecast) 1954 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, NYC 1954 1st rocket-driven sled on rails tested, Alamogordo, NM 1955 San Francisco wins NCAA basketball championship 1956 Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75 1960 Ohio State beats California 75-55 to win NCAA title 1962 Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal 1964 Sean Connery's 1st day of shoooting on "Goldfinger" 1965 Nicolae Ceausecu appointed 1st sect of Romanian communist party 1966 Texas Western Counsel wins NCAA basketball championship 1967 Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France 1968 Howard University students seize administration building 1969 British invade Anguilla 1969 Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention 1971 Phila 76ers outscore Cincinatti Royals 90-8 in 1 half 1972 Lakers humble Golden State Warriors 162-99 in most lopsided NBA game 1973 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" 1974 Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour 1976 Princess Margaret seperates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years 1979 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3665 1979 House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts 1980 C Torres discovers asteroid #3114 Ercilla 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident 1981 Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 1982 National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27 1984 "Kate & Allie," premiers 1984 John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of NY 1984 KSD-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA 1984 Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River 1984 STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad 1985 "Spin Magazine" begins publishing 1987 Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company 1987 PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn 1989 Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight 1990 1st world ice hockey tournment for women held (Ottawa) 1991 KC Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 1978th day of the year with 287 days left (Numerology = 4) 1918 76øF highest temperature for this date in NYC 1967 8øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 1903/19/55 --- Ballad Of Davy Crockett --- Ford, Tennessee Ernie 03/19/66 --- Sure Gonna Miss Her --- Lewis, Gary & The Playboys 03/19/66 --- Soul & Inspiration, (You're My) --- Righteous Brothers 03/19/77 --- I Wanna Get Next To You --- Rose Royce 03/19/83 --- She Blinded Me With Science --- Dolby, Thomas 03/19/83 --- Beat It --- Jackson, Michael 03/19/83 --- Little Red Corvette --- Prince 03/19/88 --- Pink Cadillac --- Cole, Natalie 03/19/88 --- Electric Blue --- Icehouse |
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