504 Historic Events for March 1
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| 1985 |
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Liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center
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| 1987 |
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Jane Geddes wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
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| 1988 |
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Iraq says it launched 16 missiles into Tehran
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| 1988 |
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Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist
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| 1988 |
Death |
Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at 80
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| 1988 |
Death |
Jean Le Poulain, actor (Divine), dies at 63
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| 1988 |
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Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile
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| 1988 |
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Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA
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| 1989 |
Death |
Josephine van Gasteren, Dutch actress/dir (Bluejackets), dies at 72
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| 1989 |
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Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981
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| 1989 |
Death |
Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64
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| 1989 |
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Julianne Philips and Bruce Springsteen divorce
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| 1989 |
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Comet du Toit at perihelion
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| 1990 |
Death |
Claude Spaak, Belgian dramatist, dies
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| 1990 |
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Benin nullifies its constitution
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| 1990 |
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Luis Alberto Lacelle sworn in as president of Uruguay
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| 1991 |
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US Embassy in Kuwait officially reopens
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| 1991 |
Death |
Katharine Blake, actress (To Have and To Hold), dies at 62
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| 1991 |
Death |
Scott Huston, composer, dies at 74
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| 1991 |
Death |
Edwin H Land, inventor (Polaroid Camera), dies at 81
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| 1992 |
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"Visit" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
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| 1992 |
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Nelson Diebel swims 100m freestyle US record (54.48 secs)
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| 1992 |
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Jenny Thompson swims 100m freestyle world record (1:01.40)
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| 1992 |
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"Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco NYC after 41 perfs
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| 1992 |
Death |
Maria D‚a, French actress (Pi‚ges), dies at 73
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