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1466 French van Brederode, leader Hoeksen 1474 Angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint 1609 Jan II Kazimierz, King of Poland (1648-68) 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach, Eisenach Germany, composer (Matthus-Passion) 1713 Francis Lewis, signed Decl of Ind 1768 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier, mathematician/Egyptologist 1806 Benito Pablo Ju rez, Oaxaca Mexico, president of Mxico (1858-72) 1813 James Jesse Strang, King of Mormons on Beaver Is, MI (1850-56) 1839 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] 1866 Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer 1869 Albert Kahn, architect, originated modern factory design 1869 Florenz Ziegfeld, of Follies fame 1880 Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real) 1880 Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist 19-- Ira Elliot, rocker (RU Ready) 19-- Kassie Wesley, Ky, actress (Chelsea-Guiding Light) 19-- Lorene Yarnell, LA, mime (Shields & Yarnell) 19-- Nancy Addison Altman, actress (Ryan's Hope) 19-- Robert Sweet, rock drummer (Stryper-Against the Law) 1900 Eugenie Leontovich, Russia, actor(?) 1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician (Delta Blues) 1903 Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French writer (Exercises in Style) 1905 Phyllis Mcginley, US, poetress: Pulitzer 1961, Love Letters) 1906 John D Rockefeller III, billionaire philanthropist 1910 Nick Castle, Bkln, choreographer (Dinah Shore, Judy Garland) 1913 Max Youngstein, NYC, producer (United Artists) 1916 Harold Robbins, US, novelist (Carpetbaggers) [or 0521] 1918 Howard Cosell, Winston-Salem NC, sportscaster (Monday Night Football) 1918 Joe Carveth, NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons) 1919 Lois Collier, SC, actress (Mary-Boston Blackie) 1921 Logan Ramsey, Long Beach Calif, actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes) 1923 Mort Lindsey, Newark NJ, orch leader (Merv Griffin Show) 1923 Philip Abbott, Lincoln Neb, actor (Arthur-The F.B.I.) 1925 John E Grotberg, (Rep-R-IL, 1985-86) 1925 Peter Brook, English director (1776)/TV writer 1926 Andr Delvaux, Flemish screen writer 1927 Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German FDP-minister of Foreign affairs 1928 James W Kinnear, Pittsburgh Pa, CEO (Texaco) 1929 James Coco, Bronx NY, actor (Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death) 1929 Jules Verne Berman, space & science reporter (ABC-TV) 1932 Joseph Silverstein, Detroit Mich, violinist (Denver Symphony Orch) 1934 Al Freeman Jr, Tx, actor (One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie) 1934 Lister Carney, Bellaire Oh, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1960) 1937 Tom Flores, Fresno Calif, NFL quarterback/coach (Raiders) 1939 Kathleen Widdoes, Wilmington Del, actress (Without a Trace) 1939 Martha Hudson, Eastman Ga, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1960) 1942 Francoise Dorlac, Paris France, actress (That Man From Rio) 1943 Antal Dunai, Hungary, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1968) 1944 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Oly-gold-1968) 1944 Marie-Christine Barrault, Paris France, actress (Stardust Memories) 1945 Charles E Greene, US, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1968) 1945 Rosemary Stone, vocalist/pianist (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People) 1946 Timothy Dalton, North Wales, actor (James Bond-Living Daylights) 1950 Roger Hodgston, rock vocalist (Supertramp-It's Raining Again) 1953 Carl Wolfson, Wash DC, comedian (Thicke of the Night) 1953 Shotgun Johnson, rocker (KC & the Sunshine Boys) 1955 Barbel Wockel, German DR, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1980) 1955 Jean Marie Hon, SF Calif, actress (Jane-Man From Atlantis) 1957 Sabrina Le Beauf, New Orleans La, actress (Sondra-Crosby Show) 1958 Brad Hall, Santa Barbara Calif, comedian (SNL) 1958 Gary Oldman, actor (Sid & Nancy, Criminal Law, State of Grace) 1960 Ayrton Senna, formula-1 racer (1988 champ) 1960 Dale Baze, jockey 1960 Guy Chadwick, English singer/songwriter (House of Love) 1962 Matthew Broderick, NYC, actor (WarGames, Biloxi Blues) 1962 Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne (Legue of Their Own) 1963 Ronald Koeman, soccer star (Ajax, PSV, Barcelona) 1963 Sharon June Howe Pederson, Glencoe Mn, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up) 1968 Samantha Leah Dorman, Lakeland Fla, playmate (Sept, 1991) 1969 Jennifer Lyn Jackson, Cleveland Ohio, playmate (April, 1989) Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 211487 Nicholas van Flu, Swiss saint/patron of Switzerland, dies 1652 Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/mayor (Brugge), dies 1656 Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 1916 Victor de Stuers, art collector, dies 1920 Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies 1958 Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34 1982 Harry Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe & son/Jabberwacky), dies at 57 1987 Dean Paul Martin, actor (Billy-Misfits of Science), dies at 35 1987 Robert Preston, actor (Music Man), dies at 68 1991 Leo Fender, inventor (Fender guitar), dies 1992 John Ireland, actor (Rawhide), dies at 78 of leukemia Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 21[Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq] Nawroz (Persian New Year) [Iowa] Bird Day [Mxico] Benito P Juarez' Birthday (1806) [Namibia] Independence Day (1990) [US] National Agriculture Day (1981) [World] Earth Day (most years) [World] International Day For Elimination of Racial Discrimination Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 21[Bah '¡] Feast of Naw-R£z (New Year) (Bah 1) [year=Gregorian-1843] [Persian-Afgh nist n, Iran, Iraq] Nawroz (New Year) [Witch] Alban Eilir sabbat 547 [RC] Commemoration of St Benedict, abbot 1487 [RC] Commemoration of Nicholas von Fle 1711 [Ang] Commemoration of Thomas Ken, bishop of Bath & Wells 2000 [Jewish] Purim (feast of Lot) (Adar II 14, 5760 AM) Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 21 1st day of spring in Northern Hemisphere (most years) National Teen-Agers Day Vernal (N) or Autumnal (S) Equinox/1st Point of Aries (most years) [Afghanistan, Iran] Fiscal Year begins [Sweden] Bengt name day National Poison Prevention Week, begins [US] National Teenage Week begins [Western Europe] Daylight Savings Time starts tomorrow 419 Astrological sign: Aries 1421 Battle of Beauge-French beat British 1492 Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus 1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana 1788 Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans 1791 Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN 1804 French civil Code of Napoleon adopted 1824 Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses 1826 Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat maj (Op 130) premiers in Vienna 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today 1844 Origin of Bah '¡ Era-Bah '¡ calendar starts here (Bah 1, 1) 1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California 1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die 1859 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated 1860 US extradition treaty with Sweden 1863 Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon 1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman 1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes 1868 1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, founded in NYC 1874 US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House 1879 C H F Peters discovers asteroid #194 Prokne 1890 Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia 1892 M Wolf discovers asteroid #329 Svea 1893 A Charlois discovers asteroids #365 Corduba & #366 Vincentina 1895 A Charlois discovers asteroid #402 Chloe 1907 A Kopff discovers asteroid #631 Philippina 1907 US invades Honduras 1909 Moran & MacFarland (US) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) 1913 -26) Flood in Ohio, kills 400 1915 J Palisa discovers asteroid #803 Picka 1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive (till March 28th) 1922 KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions 1923 J Palisa discovers asteroid #996 Hilaritas 1923 US foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses USSR recognization 1924 1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC) 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1927 Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee 1935 Persia becomes Iran 1937 Ponce massacre, police kill 19 at Puerto Rican Nationalist parade 1937 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism 1939 Nazi-Germany demands Gdansk (Danzig) from Poland 1941 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta 1943 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails 1943 British 8th army opens assault on Marethlinie, Tunisia 1943 Vivian Stanshall, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band) 1945 1st Japanese morning bomber attacks on Okinawa 1945 During WW II Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany 1945 Resistance fighter Hannie Schaft arrested 1946 Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFler since 1933 1946 UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1948 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premiers on ABC radio 1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1951 2,900,000 US soldiers in Korea 1951 Julius & Ethel Rosenberg convicted of espionage 1952 31 storms crosses 6 states killing 340 in South-Central US 1953 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #2182 Semirot 1953 NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse) 1954 KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus desires Cyprus joining Greece 1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1958 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award 1959 California wins NCAA basketball championship 1960 Bloodbath in Sharpeville, South-Africa 1960 South Africa kills 69 blacks in Sharpeville & outlaws ANC 1961 Beatles' 1st appearance at the Cavern Club 1962 A bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Neth for birth control 1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in SF Bay closed 1964 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0) 1965 Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 US Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact 1969 John Lennon & Yoko Ono hold bed in Amsterdam Hilton, thru 31st 1970 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship 1971 Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2" 1971 WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1973 Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals 1974 Asteroid #3708 discovered 1980 On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot 1982 Bowell discovers asteroid 2660 Wasserman, 2709 Sagan & 3248 Farinella 1982 Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard 1982 Movie "Annie" premiers 1984 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3357 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 Soviet sub crashes into USS aircrft carrier Kitty Hawk off Japan 1985 Arthur Ashe is named to Intl Tennis Hall of Fame 1985 Bloodbath at Longa (Uitenhage) South-Africa 1986 199.22 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange 1989 1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral 1990 "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit & Dweezil Zappa premiers on CBS-TV 1990 "Sydney" starring Valerie Bertinelli premiers on CBS-TV 1990 Namibia becomes independent of S Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president 1992 2nd WLAF season begins 1993 Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint 1993 South Africa White Wolven kills 5 year old black girl Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 2180th day of the year with 285 days left (Numerology = 6) 1885 10øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1921 84øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 2103/21/41 --- New San Antonio Rose --- Crosby, Bing 03/21/46 --- Prisoner Of Love --- Como, Perry 03/21/46 --- One-zy Two-zy --- Martin, Freddy 03/21/47 --- How Are Things In Glocca Morra --- Haymes, Dick 03/21/47 --- Linda --- Noble, Ray 03/21/60 --- Greenfields --- Brothers Four 03/21/60 --- White Silver Sands --- Black, Bill Combo 03/21/60 --- I Love The Way You Love --- Johnson, Marv 03/21/64 --- Twist And Shout --- Beatles 03/21/64 --- Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss), The --- Everett, Betty 03/21/64 --- Suspicion --- Stafford, Terry 03/21/64 --- Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Li --- Serendipity Singers 03/21/70 --- Let It Be --- Beatles 03/21/70 --- Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely --- Friends Of Distinction 03/21/70 --- ABC --- Jacksons 03/21/81 --- Sweetheart --- Franke & The Knockouts 03/21/81 --- Being With You --- Robinson, Smokey 03/21/87 --- I Just Died In Your Arms --- Cutting Crew 03/21/87 --- Looking For A New Love --- Watley, Jody 03/21/92 --- Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg --- TLC |
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