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1561 Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic 1790 John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) 1799 Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) 1813 John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884 1816 James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well 1819 Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founded American Hebrew Congregations 1821 Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 1829 Ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia 1829 Robert Emmett Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 1867 Cy Young, winningest pitcher (509 wins, 1890-1911) 1869 Ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum) 1875 Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady (1929-33) 1888 James E Casey, founder (United Parcel Service) 1889 Warner Baxter, US actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid) 19-- Brenda Brock, Beaumont Tx, actress (Brenda-One Life to Live) 1901 French U Kailas, Finnish poet 1902 Marcel Aym‚, French writer (Jument Verte) 1902 Onslow Stevens, LA Calif, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life) 1902 William Walton, England, composer (Troilus & Cressida) 1905 Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader 1906 E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist (CBS) 1908 Arthur O'Connell, NYC, actor (Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years) 1908 Dennis O'Keefe, Fort Madison Iowa, actor (Suspicion) 1909 Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke) 1911 Philip Ahn, LA Calif, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu) 1913 Niall MacGinnis, Dublin Ireland, actor (Curse of the Demon) 1913 Phil Foster, Bkln NY, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley) 1916 Eugene McCarthy, (Sen-D-Minn, presidential candidate 1968) 1917 Man O'War, racehorse, winner of 20 out of 21 races & $249,465 1918 Pearl Bailey, Newport News Va, singer (Hello Dolly) 1918 Sam Walton, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart) 1919 Eileen Heckart, Columbus Ohio, actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center) 1925 Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety (Giants, Packers) 1927 Arthur Jr Ravenel, (Rep-R-South Carolina) 1936 Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer 1937 Billy Carter, Georgia, brother of Pres Carter 1938 Bert de Vries, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (CDA) 1939 Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature) 1941 Terence Hill, Venice Italy, actor (Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity) 1942 Larry Pressler, (Sen-R-SD, 1979- ) 1943 Eric Idle, England, comedian/actor (Monty Python) 1943 John Major, British premier (1990- ) 1943 Lech Walesa, union leader/president Poland (or 9/23) 1943 Vangelis, composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire) 1944 Denny McLain, Detroit Tiger pitcher (1968 AL MVP/Cy Young/31 wins) 1945 Julie Goodyear, British actress (Bet Lynch-Coronation Street) 1945 Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard (NY Knicks) 1947 Aleksandr Stepenovich Viktorenko, Russia, colonel/cosmonaut 1947 Bobby Kimball, vocalist (Toto-Africa) 1949 Michael Brecker, musician (The Brecker Brothers) 1950 Bud Cort, actor (Maria's Lovers, Brewster McCloud, M*A*S*H) 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80) 1954 Karen Anne Quinlan, NJ, famous comatose patient 1955 Dianne Kay, Phoenix Az, actress (Nancy-8 is Enough, Reggie, Glitter) 1955 Earl Campbell, NFL running back (Houston, New Orleans) 1956 Kurt Thomas, US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata) 1956 LaToya Jackson, singer (If You Feel the Funk)/posed for Playboy 1959 Marina Sirtis, London, actress (Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation) 1961 Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster (Suriname TV/Radio) 1964 Elle Macpherson, Sydney Australia, model (Sports Illustrated 1986,7,8) 1969 James Atkin, rocker (EMF-Unbelievable) 1970 Lara Flynn Boyle, actress (Twin Peaks) 1971 Ryan Mark Lambert 1976 Jennifer Capriati, tennis pro (Federation Cup-1990) 2334 Beverly Crusher, Copernicus Luna, fictional doctor-Star Trek Next Gen 2336 Deanna Troi, Betazed, fictional counsellor-Star Trek Next Gen Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 291058 Stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies 1745 Robert Walpole, count of Orford/1st British premier, dies 1792 Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds 1794 Marie-J-A-N C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), dies at 50 1847 Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies 1848 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 1866 Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, Rabbi/Chassidic leader, dies 1892 William Bowman, English anatomist, dies at 75 1912 Robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies 1933 Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Ned's violinist/conductor, dies 1957 Joyce A L Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies 1959 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies 1963 Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish author (Stolica), dies 1964 Ted Collins, pianist (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 63 1979 Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 1980 Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 1981 Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79 1982 Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies 1982 Rudy Bond, character actor, dies at 68 of a heart attack 1982 Walter Hallstein, W German politician (CDU, H-doctrine), dies at 80 1991 Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40 1992 Earl Spencer, father of Lady Diana 1992 Paul [G J von] Henreid, Austrian/US actor (Laszlo-Casablanca), dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 29[Central African Republic] Death of President Boganda Day (1959) [Delaware] Delaware Swedish Colonial Day (1638) [Madagascar] Commemoration Day/Memorial Day (1947) [Taiwan] Youth Day/Martyr's Day [Vietnam] Veterans' Day (1973) [Alaska] Seward Day (1867) [US Virgin Island] Transfer Day (1917) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 291824 [Luth] Commemoration of Hans Hauge, renewer of the Church 1866 [Ang] Commemoration of John Keble, priest 1997 [Christian] Holy Saturday Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 29 NCAA Final Four Men's & Women's Basketball competition begins 1461 Battle near Towton Field (33,000 die) 1638 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) 1807 Discovery of 4th asteroid Vesta by Heinrich Olbers 1807 H W Olbers discovers asteroid #4 Vesta 1847 12,000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico [or 0327?] 1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing-for 1 day-because of an ice jam 1850 Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die 1865 Appomattox campaign, VA 1865 Battle of Quaker Road, VA 1867 British North America Act (Canadian constitution) passed 1871 Albert Hall opens in London 1882 Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men 1886 Coca-Cola created (with cocaine) 1912 Last entry in Scott's diary, in a blizzard 18 km from the So Pole 1919 Mont & Seat win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded 1924 Bayern & Vatican reach accord 1927 1st auto to exceed 200 mph (322 kph), Henry Segrave, Daytona Beach 1927 HOD Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona 1928 Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (NYC) 1929 Boston Bruins sweep NY Rangers in 2 games for the Stanley Cup 1932 Jack Benny debuts on radio 1934 Bank of Travail in Belgium, socialistic worker's movement bankrupt 1935 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1754 Cunningham 1935 French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage 1935 L Boyer discovers asteroid #1343 Nicole 1936 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck to retain heavyweight boxing title 1941 WPAT radio in NJ begins broadcasting (country music format) 1941 Wisconsin beats Wash State for NCAA basketball championship 1942 British cruiser Trinidad torpedoes itself in the Barents Sea 1943 Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WW II 1945 Oklahoma A & M wins NCAA basketball championship 1948 Yanks & Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game 1949 Turkey recognizes Israel 1955 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #2069 Hubble 1959 "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premiers 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Wash DC residents to vote for pres 1961 After a 4« year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1961 KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army 1962 Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" 1963 Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone" 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs George Chuval in Toronto 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mt. Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Students seize building at Bowie State College 1969 Communist New People's Army found in Philippines 1971 1st Lt William L Calley Jr found guilty in My-Lai massacre 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1973 Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP 1973 Last US troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Gulf Resolution 1973 US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution 1974 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 1975 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers 1976 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 1976 Indiana wins NCAA basketball championship 1979 Chernykh discovers asteroid 2553 Viljev, 2566 Kirghizia & 2703 Rodari 1982 "Chariots of Fire" wins the 54th Academy Award 1982 L E Gonzalez discovers asteroid #3691 1982 North Carolina beats Georgetown, 63-63, for NCAA basketball title 1984 NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis 1985 Wayne Gretsky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist 1986 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia 1987 Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44 to win NCAA Ladies Basketball title 1987 Wrestlemania III-Hulk Hogan beats Andre the Giant 1987 Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party 1989 "Rainman," Dustin Hoffman & Jodie Foster wins 61st Acadamy Awards 1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL 1989 1st US private commercial rocket takes suborbital test flight (NM) 1989 I.M. Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 2988th day of the year with 277 days left (Numerology = 5) 1923 10øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1945 86øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 2903/29/45 --- Sentimental Journey --- Brown, Les 03/29/45 --- Little On The Lonely Side, A --- Lombardo, Guy 03/29/69 --- Hair --- Cowsills 03/29/69 --- It's Your Thing --- Isley Brothers 03/29/75 --- He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) --- Dawn 03/29/86 --- Take Me Home --- Collins, Phil 03/29/86 --- Bad Boy --- Miami Sound Machine 03/29/86 --- Why Can't This Be Love --- Van Halen |
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