504 Historic Events for March 1
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| 1938 |
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Gabrielle d'Annunzio, Italian poet/fascist (Il fuoco), dies at 74
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| 1938 |
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G D'Annunzio, writer, dies at 74
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| 1938 |
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Michael J[oseph] Kurland, US, sci-fi author (Infernal Device)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Leo Brouwer, composer
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Warren Davis, rocker (Monotones)
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| 1940 |
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12th Academy Awards - "Gone with the Wind," R Donat and V Leigh win
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| 1940 |
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Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published
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| 1940 |
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Ralph Towner, rocker (Oregon)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
David Broome, Show Jumper (world champ-1970)
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| 1940 |
Death |
Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73
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| 1941 |
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Elmer Layden becomes 1st NFL commissioner
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| 1941 |
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Himmler inspects Auschwitz concentration camp
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| 1941 |
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German troops invade Bulgaria
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| 1941 |
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1st US commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville, Tenn
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Michael L Lampton, Williamsport Pa, astronaut
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| 1941 |
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"Captain America" appears in a comic book
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Jerry Fischer, rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Peter Guber, producer (Flashdance)
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| 1942 |
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3 day Battle of Java Sea ends, US suffers a major naval defeat
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| 1942 |
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Tito establishes 2nd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia
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| 1942 |
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Suriname camp for NSB people opens to save Jews
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| 1942 |
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Japanese troops occupy Kalidjati airport in Java
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| 1942 |
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J Milton Cage Jr's "Imaginary Landscape No 3," premieres in Chicago
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| 1942 |
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Baseball decides that players in milt can't play when on furlough
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| 1943 |
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Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided
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