412 Historic Events for March 13
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| 1943 |
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Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6)
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| 1943 |
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Andre Techine, director/writer (Scene of the Crime, Rendez-Vous)
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| 1944 |
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USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio govt
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| 1945 |
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Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands
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| 1945 |
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Sicherheitsdienst arrest Dutch resistance fighter Henry Werkman
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| 1945 |
Death |
Herbert Bedford, composer, dies at 78
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| 1946 |
Death |
Abraham Bredius, Dutch art historian (Rembrandt), dies at 90
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| 1946 |
Death |
Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer, dies at 69
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| 1946 |
Death |
Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr, dies at 67
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Lesley Collier, British ballet dancer
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Tomas Hinojosa, jockey
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| 1947 |
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19th Academy Awards - "Best Years of Lives," De Havilland, March win
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| 1947 |
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"Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 581 performances
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| 1948 |
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10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42
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| 1949 |
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
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| 1949 |
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman
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| 1950 |
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Steve Hill, country vocalist (A Winning Hand)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Danny Kirwan, London, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
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| 1950 |
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General Motors reports net earnings of $656,434,232 (record)
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| 1950 |
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William H Macy, Miami FL, actor (Homicide, Water Engine)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Bernard Julien, cricketer (WI left-arm pace all-rounder mid-70's)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer (European Champ 1971)
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Robert S Woods, Calif, actor (Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons)
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| 1951 |
Death |
James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67
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| 1951 |
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2nd Dutch govt of Drees forms
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