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01/03/1945
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Cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room
Type: Event
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01/03/1945
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British Premier Winston Churchill visits France
Type: Event
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01/03/1945
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Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab
Type: Event
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01/03/1945
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US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa
Type: Event
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01/03/1946
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John Paul Jones, rocker (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1946
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William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason
Type: Death
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01/03/1947
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William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
Type: Event
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01/03/1947
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Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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01/03/1947
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1st opening session of Congress to be televised
Type: Event
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01/03/1948
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Manfred Kokot, East German runner (world record 50 m indoor)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1948
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Larry McNeeley, Lafayette Ind, banjo player (Glen Campbell Hour)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1948
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Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) v India MCG
Type: Event
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01/03/1949
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"Colgate Theater" dramatic anthology series premieres on NBC TV
Type: Event
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01/03/1950
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Beth Anderson, composer
Type: Birth
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01/03/1951
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Frank Chikane, sec-gen of S Afr Council of Churches
Type: Birth
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01/03/1951
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9 Jewish Kremlin physicians "exposed" as British/US agents
Type: Event
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01/03/1951
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Fred Wilt wins AAU Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950)
Type: Event
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01/03/1951
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Fred Barlow, composer, dies at 69
Type: Death
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01/03/1952
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Australia beat W Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38
Type: Event
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01/03/1952
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"Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
Type: Event
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01/03/1953
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Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo (Olympic-gold-1980)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1954
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Ross The Boss, rocker
Type: Birth
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01/03/1955
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Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville Ky, actress (Flamingo Road, St Elsewhere)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1955
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Jos‚ Ramon Guizado becomes president of Panama
Type: Event
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01/03/1956
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Mel Gibson, Peekskill NY, actor (Mad Max, Mrs Soffel, Lethal Weapon)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1956
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Alexander Tikhonovich Gretshaninov, Russian/US composer, dies at 91
Type: Death
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01/03/1957
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1st electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pa
Type: Event
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01/03/1957
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Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1958
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Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
Type: Event
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01/03/1958
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Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick v South Africa at Cape Town
Type: Event
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01/03/1959
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Alaska admitted as 49th US state
Type: Event
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01/03/1959
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Rusty Golden, rocker (Boys Band)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1960
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Joan Chen, [Chen Chung], Shanghai China, actress (Last Emperor)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1960
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Victor Seastrom, entertainer, dies at 80
Type: Death
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01/03/1961
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US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
Type: Event
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01/03/1961
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Adam Clayton Powell elected Chairman of House Education and Labor
Type: Event
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01/03/1961
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Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1962
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Darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1962
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Ulrike Lang, writer
Type: Birth
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01/03/1962
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Gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1962
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Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1962
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Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
Type: Event
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01/03/1962
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Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome
Type: Event
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01/03/1963
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WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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01/03/1963
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Aamer Malik, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1963
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Ashley Chinner, Cape Town S Afr, golfer (1992 CGIA Canadian Tour)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1963
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Jim Everett, NFL quarterback (LA Raiders, NO Saints, SD Chargers)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1963
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Oscar Backing, Austria/Neth viola player, dies at 83
Type: Death
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01/03/1964
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Cheryl Miller, Riverside Calif, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
Type: Birth
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01/03/1964
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Jack Paar Show, shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You"
Type: Event
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