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1499 Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/Pope (1559-65) 1519 Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) 1570 Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau 1596 Ren‚ Descartes, France, philospher (he thought, therefore he was) 1621 Andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress) 1675 Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope (1740-58) 1723 Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66) 1732 Franz Joseph Haydn, Austria, composer, help develop classical style 1747 Johann A P Schulz, German composer 1747 Johann AP Schulz, German composer (The Mouth) 1809 Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) 1809 Nikolai Gogol, father of 19th-century Russian realism (Dead Souls) 1811 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) 1837 Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA 1837 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 1838 L‚on Dierx, French poet 1839 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) 1840 John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 1844 Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book) 1854 Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) 1868 Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist 1872 Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist, founder of Sinn F‚in 1872 Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet) 1878 Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) 1885 Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist 1887 Albert P Termote, Flemish/Dutch sculptor (Charles the Great) 1891 Ion Pillat, Romaniams poet/senator (Umbra timpului) 1893 Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937) 1895 John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker (Sec of War 1941-45, pres Chase Man) 19-- Evan Cohen, LA Calif, actor (David-The Ropers, Johnny-It's Not Easy) 19-- Ken Meeker, NY, actor (Rafe Garretson-One Life to Live) 19-- Mirla Castellanos, Buenos Aires Argentina, spanish singer 19-- Peggy Rea, LA Calif, actress (Red Skelton Show, Waltons) 19-- Valerie Curtin, Jackson Hgts NY, actress (Judy-9 to 5) 1900 L”rinc Szabo, Hungary, poet (Huszonhatodik ‚v) 1903 Arthur Godfrey, NYC, TV host (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts) 1907 Eddie Quillan, Phila, actor (Julia, Hell Town) 1914 Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas) 1915 Henry Morgan, NYC, comedian/TV panelist (I've Got a Secret, Arena) 1916 John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) 1920 Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, writer (Bitter Herb) 1922 Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange) 1922 Richard Kiley, Chicago, actor (Man of La Mancha, Endless Love) 1923 Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) 1924 Leo Buscaglia, LA Calif, "Dr Hug", psycholigist (Love) 1926 John Fowles, England, novelist (Collector) 1926 Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/ actor (Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters) 1927 Cesar Chavez, US farm work foreman (United Farm Workers) 1927 Cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers) 1927 William Daniels, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776) 1928 Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings) 1929 Lee Patterson, Vancouver BC, actor (Dave-Surfside Six) 1932 John [William] Jakes, US, sci-fi author (Time Gate) 1932 Nagisa Oshima, Kyoto Japan, director (Town of Love & Hope) 1933 Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond) 1933 Shirley Jones, Smithton Pa, actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry) 1935 Herb Alpert, bandleader/trumpeteer (Tijuana Brass)/CEO (A & M) 1935 Judith Rossner, US, writer (August) 1935 Richard Chamberlain, Beverly Hills Calif, actor (Dr Kildare) 1936 Marge Piercy, author (Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers) 1937 Willem Duyn, [Mouth], singer (Mouth & MacNeal) 1938 John Jakes, Chicago, writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters) 1938 Nathaniel Taylor, St Louis Mo, actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons) 1939 Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, fashion designer (women) 1940 Barney Frank, (Rep-D-MA, 1981- ) 1940 Patrick J Leahy, (Sen-D-VT, 1975- ) 1943 Christopher Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Deer Hunter, Brainstorm) 1946 Gabe Kaplan, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Welcome Back Kotter) 1947 Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, president (Colombia, 1990- ) 1948 Albert Gore Jr, Wash DC, (Sen-D-Tenn, 1985-92)/45th US VP (1993- ) 1948 Rhea Perlman, Brooklyn, actress (Zena-Taxi, Carla-Cheers) 1948 Thijs van Leer, singer/flutist (Introspection) 1951 Ed Marinaro, NYC, actor (Joe-Hill St Blues, Sonny-Laverne & Shirley) 1953 Sean Hopper, keyboardist (Huey Lewis & the News) 1954 Tony Brock, drummer (Babys-Missing You) 1957 Marc McClure, San Mateo Calif, actor (Ross-California Fever) 1957 Mary Cadorette, East Hartford Ct, actress (Vicky-3's a Crowd) 1959 Angus Young, Glascow Scotland, rock guitar (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) 1960 Anne Howard, San Diego Calif, actress (Nicole Love-Another World) 1961 Ron Brown, LA Calif, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1984) 1964 Erik Turner, Omaha Nebraska, rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie) 1964 Isabelle Ferrari, Italy, (Italy's Miss Teenager) 1974 Carol Ann Plante, actress (Sara Henderson-Harry & the Hendersons) 1976 Josh Saviano, actor (Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years) Back to GREGSITE Passings for March 311201 Absalon Asserss”n, Danish archbishop of Lund/statesman, dies 1340 Ivan I Kalita, ruler of Vladimir, dies 1567 Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies 1621 Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies 1631 John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1722 Campegius Vitringa, theologist, dies 1741 Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], attorney/classical, dies 1850 John Calhoun, dies at 68 1884 John T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 1885 Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies 1895 Vardis A Fisher, US writer (Darkness & Deep), dies 1898 Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies 1913 John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies 1931 Knute Rockne, football player/coach dies in a plane crash at 43 1938 Willem Kloos, poet, dies 1944 Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies 1945 Hans Fischer, German physicist (Nobel 1930), dies 1948 Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter), dies 1957 Gene Lockhart, NYC actor (Going My Way), dies at 65 1959 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (S Verlag), dies at 68 1961 Seerp Anema, poet/writer (Modern Art & Degenerating), dies 1970 Semjon Timosjenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 1982 Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85 1986 Jerry Paris, director/actor (Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60 1990 Lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies 1991 John Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots & folklore), dies 1993 Brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28 Back to GREGSITE Holidays for March 31[Malta] Freedom Day (1974) [Alaska] Seward Day (1867) [US Virgin Island] Transfer Day (1917) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for March 311631 [Ang, Luth] Commemoration of John Donne, priest 1994 [Christian] Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday) 1996 [Christian] Palm Sunday of the Passion of Jesus Christ Back to GREGSITE Special events for March 31NCAA Final Four Women's Basketball competition ends NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball competition ends 1492 Queen Isabella of Castilia & Ferdinand of Aragon expells Jews 1547 Henry II succeeds Fran‡ois I as king of France 1651 Great earthquake at Cuzco, Peru 1745 Jews are expelled from Prague 1808 French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names 1814 Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris 1831 Qu‚bec & Montr‚al incorporated 1849 Col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF 1850 US Population is 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) 1854 Commodore Perry forces Japan to open its ports to foreign trade 1854 Japan opens ports to foreign trade by Commodore Perry 1856 Asteroid 40, Harmonia discovered (named for daughter of Mars) 1856 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #40 Harmonia 1861 Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans 1862 Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River 1863 Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA 1865 Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) 1865 Gen Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg 1868 Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China 1870 Thomas P Mundy became 1st black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ) 1880 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN) 1886 J Palisa discovers asteroids #254 Augusta & #255 Oppavia 1889 Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opens 1891 A Borrelly discovers asteroid #308 Polyxo 1896 Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) 1899 J Coggia discovers asteroid #444 Gyptis 1903 Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (New Zealand) 1907 Romanian Army puts down Moldavian revolt 1917 US purchases Virgin Is from Denmark for $25 million 1918 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect 1919 Srike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann 1921 British coal miners goes on strike 1922 KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions 1922 Prince Hendrik opens wooden RAI-building 1923 1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs 1923 French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die 1923 Ottawa Senators sweep Edm Eskimos in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1923) 1924 London transport strike 1925 WOWO-AM, Ft Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts) 1926 German Special Court of Justice for state security disbands 1932 150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall 1932 Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine 1933 1st newspaper published on pine pulp paper, "Soperton News" (Ga) 1933 Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps 1933 German Republic gives power to Hitler 1934 Netherland's Indies BC Ltd begain radio transmission (Indonesia) 1939 Britain & France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany 1940 Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956) 1941 Germany begins a counter offensive in Africa 1941 Ground broken for Union Square Garage, SF 1943 Allies bombs Wilton-Feyenoordwerf (326 dead) 1943 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" opens on Broadway 1943 US errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326 1945 3rd Algerian division attacks the Rhine 1945 US artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa 1946 Belgian cabinet-Acker, forms 1949 Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province 1951 US tanks exceed 38ø of latitude in Korea 1953 UN Security Council nominates Dag Hammarskj”ld secretary-general 1954 USSR offers to join NATO 1955 Chase National (3rd largest bank) & Bank of the Manhattan Company 1958 US Navy forms atomic sub division 1959 Tibet's Dalai Lama reaches India 1961 Aklilou Habtewold becomes 1st premier of Ethiopia 1962 Asteroid #3179 discovered 1963 LA ends streetcar service after 90 years 1964 Pres Jango Goulart of Brazil chased out of office by military 1966 25,000 anti war demonstrators march in NYC 1966 USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter 1967 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London) 1967 NATO headquarter moves to Casteau-Maisires, Belgium 1968 LBJ announces he will not seek re-election 1968 Pirate Radio Station Pegaus (NZ) begins transmitting 1969 George Harrison & Patti Boyd are fined œ250 each for illeagal drugs 1970 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee 1971 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre 1972 Offical Beatles Fan Club, closes down 1973 Flyers score 8 goals in 1 period vs Islanders, on 60 shots 1973 Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision 1975 John Wooden's final game, UCLA wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs 1976 Cleve Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth 1976 Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator 1978 USSR launches Kosmos 1000 navigational satellite 1978 Wings release "London Town" album 1980 Heavyweight champ Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in Knoxville 1981 53rd Academy Awards-"Ordinary People" wins 1982 Arkas tanker at Montz La, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil 1982 Rock group Doobie Brothers split up 1984 E Bowell discovers asteroid #3078 Horrocks 1986 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes 1986 Louisville beats Duke for NCAA basketball title 1987 Indiana beats Syracuse for NCAA basketball title 1988 NY Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night 1988 Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for "Beloved" 1989 Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle 1990 "Carol & Company" starring Carol Burnette premiers on NBC-TV 1990 Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20km (57:18.4) 1991 Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years 1991 Danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix Az 1991 Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union 1992 Bruce Springsteen releases "Human Touch" & "Lucky Town" Back to GREGSITE Facts for March 3190th day of the year with 275 days left (Numerology = 7) 1923 14øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1986 75øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on March 3103/31/56 --- Rock Island Line --- Donegan, Lonnie 03/31/56 --- Magic Touch, (You've Got) The --- Platters 03/31/58 --- Oh Lonesome Me --- Gibson, Don 03/31/58 --- Billy --- Linden, Kathy 03/31/58 --- Don't You Just Know It --- Smith, Huey "Piano" 03/31/62 --- Shout - Part 1 --- Dee, Joey & The Starliters 03/31/62 --- Soldier Boy --- Shirelles 03/31/73 --- Drift Away --- Gray, Dobie 03/31/73 --- Wildflower --- Skylark 03/31/73 --- Stuck In The Middle With You --- Stealers Wheel 03/31/73 --- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life --- Wonder, Stevie 03/31/79 --- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) --- Jacksons 03/31/79 --- Goodnight Tonight --- McCartney, Paul 03/31/79 --- Reunited --- Peaches & Herb 03/31/79 --- In The Navy --- Village People 03/31/84 --- To All The Girls I've Loved Before --- Iglesias, Julio 03/31/90 --- What It Takes --- Aerosmith 03/31/90 --- Sending All My Love --- Linear |
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