440 Historic Events for March 12
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ's 1st Test, later Northants)
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| 1905 |
Death |
Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter, dies at 92
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| 1906 |
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Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast
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| 1907 |
Birth |
(Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison, politician
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| 1908 |
Birth |
David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician
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| 1908 |
Death |
Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (L'idioma Gentile), dies at 61
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Inez Courtney, NYC, actress (13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven)
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| 1908 |
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Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers sweep Win Maple Leafs in 2 games
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| 1909 |
Death |
Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Roger L Stevens, producer (Giant)
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| 1910 |
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Berlin (Kitchener), 7-3
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Wilhelmus L Reijers, sculptor
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico
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| 1912 |
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Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low
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| 1912 |
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Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St NYC
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| 1912 |
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Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane
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| 1912 |
Birth |
James McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Kylie Tennant, novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Paul Weston, Springfield Mass, orch leader (Jim Nabors Hour)
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40's)
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| 1913 |
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Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid
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| 1913 |
Death |
Joseph Bayer, composer, dies at 61
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Jan Kapr, composer
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| 1914 |
Death |
George Westinghouse, US engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67
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