Gertrude Belle Elion, NYC, biochemist/drug researcher (Nobel 1988)

Birth

Nina Dumbadze, USSR, Discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952)

Birth

Ernie Kovacs, Trenton NJ, comedian (Ernie Kovacs' Show)

Birth

Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool

Birth

Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies

Event

Erbet Pawel, biographer (Kafka)

Birth

Wlasyslaw Zelenski, composer, dies at 83

Death

Taxi strike in Amsterdam begins (through March 9th)

Event

Walter M[ichael] Miller Jr, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, View from Stars)

Birth

Florence Halop, Queens, actress (Florence-Night Court, St Elsewhere)

Birth

Horace Ashenfelter, US, 3000m steeplechase (Olympic-gold-1952)

Birth

Ramsey MacDonald forms 1st Labour govt in Britain

Event

Frank R Lautenberg, (Sen-D-NJ, 1983- )

Birth

Marty Paich, Oakland Calif, orch leader (Sonny and Cher, Glenn Campbell)

Birth

Joseph Carl Breil, composer, dies at 55

Death

D‚sir‚ J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74

Death

Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in NYC

Event

"Abenteuer of brave Soldier Schwejk" premieres in Berlin

Event

Eugene Monti, Italy, bobsledder (Olympic-2 golds-1968)

Birth

Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic-silver-1952)

Birth

Jeanne Moreau, Paris France, actress (Going Places, Jules and Jim)

Birth

Ian Thomson, cricketer (England seam bowler v South Africa 1964-65)

Birth

John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist (Nobel 1986)

Birth

WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia SC begins radio transmissions

Event

Derek Walcott, St Lucia, poet/writer (Omeros, Nobel 1992)

Birth