375 Historic Events for March 14
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Kenneth Rowntree, painter
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| 1916 |
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Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic/poet
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| 1918 |
Event |
1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Dennis Patrick, Phila, actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Luther Henderson Jr, KC Mo, orch leader (Polly Bergen Show)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Max Shulman, novelist (Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Tender Trap)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Hank Ketcham, cartoonist (Dennis the Menace)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Dorothy Tyler-Odam, Great Britain, high jumper (Oly-silver-36, 48)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Lis Hartel, Denmark, equestrian dressage (Olympic-silver-1952, 56)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Les Baxter, US, singer/orchestra leader/composer (Born Again)
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| 1922 |
Event |
KSD-AM in Saint Louis MO begins radio transmissions
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| 1922 |
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WGR-AM in Buffalo NY begins radio transmissions
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Colin Fletcher, author (Walking Through Time)
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| 1922 |
Event |
KGU-AM in Honolulu HI begins radio transmissions
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Diane Arbus, photographer/innovator
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| 1923 |
Event |
Allies accepts Vilnus taking East-Galici‰ in Poland
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| 1923 |
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German Supreme Court prohibits NSDAP
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| 1923 |
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Pres Warren G Harding becomes 1st pres to pay taxes
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| 1925 |
Birth |
John Barrington Wain, England, novelist/poet (Hurry on Down)
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| 1925 |
Death |
Walter Camp, father of American football, dies at 65
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Fran‡ois d'Assise Morel, composer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Bill Rexford, auto racer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Joop F Wolff, Dutch editor (Truth)/Dutch politician (CPN)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Frank Borman, Gary Ind, astronaut (Gem 7, Ap 8)/CEO (Eastern Airline)
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