504 Historic Events for March 1
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge (Olympic-gold-1972)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Cats-Sailin' Home)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian (Olympic-gold-1964)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Oly-silver-1972)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Franz Hohler, writer
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| 1944 |
Birth |
John Napier, London, set designer (Royal Shakesphere Company)
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| 1944 |
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Massive strikes in Northern Italian towns
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| 1944 |
Birth |
John B Breaux, (Rep-D-LA, 1972-88)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Dirk Benedict, Helena Mont, actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica)
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| 1944 |
Death |
... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Roger Daltrey, English rocker/actor/producer (The Who-Tommy)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
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| 1944 |
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U-358 sinks in Atlantic
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Burning Spear, [Winston Rodney], Jamaican reggae singer
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| 1945 |
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US infantry regiment captures M”nchengladbach
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| 1945 |
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Fieldmarshal Kesselring succeeds von Rundstedt as commander
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| 1945 |
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FDR announces success of Yalta Conference
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| 1945 |
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Chinese 30th division occupies Hsenwi
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| 1945 |
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British 43rd Division under Gen Essame occupies Xanten
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| 1946 |
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British Govt takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years
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| 1946 |
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Panam accepts its new constitution
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Tony Ashton, Blackburn England, rocker (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Lana Wood, [Svetlana Gurdin], Santa Rosa Calif, (Diamonds are Forever)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Alan Thicke, Ontario, actor/host (Thicke of the Night, Growing Pains)
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| 1947 |
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International Monetary Fund begins operation
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