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03/15/1947
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Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya, Russian cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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03/15/1947
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Ry[land] Cooder, LA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1947
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Stomu Yamash'ta, composer
Type: Birth
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03/15/1947
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Tomas Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1948
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Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia
Type: Event
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03/15/1948
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Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine
Type: Event
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03/15/1948
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WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1949
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WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1949
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WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1949
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John Duttine, actor (Day of the Triffids)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1950
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"Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 269 performances
Type: Event
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03/15/1950
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Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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03/15/1950
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NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker"
Type: Event
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03/15/1951
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Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Type: Event
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03/15/1952
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"2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 276 perfs
Type: Event
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03/15/1952
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Greatest 24-hr rainfall begins: 187 cm at La R‚union, Indian Ocean
Type: Event
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03/15/1953
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Type: Event
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03/15/1953
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West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1
Type: Event
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03/15/1953
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Colin Croft, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler 1977-82)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1953
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Judi Spiers, TV presenter
Type: Birth
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03/15/1954
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"CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar
Type: Event
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03/15/1954
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WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1954
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Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1954
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Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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03/15/1955
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Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses
Type: Event
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03/15/1955
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US Air Force unveils self-guided missile
Type: Event
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03/15/1955
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WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1955
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Dee Snider, Massapequa NY, (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1955
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Marcia McCabe, Bryn Mawr Pa, actress (Alicia Grande-1 Live to Live)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1955
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Mohsin Khan, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1956
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"My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 perfs
Type: Event
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03/15/1956
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Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ
Type: Event
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03/15/1956
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Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1957
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3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb (Britain)
Type: Event
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03/15/1957
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Park Overall, Tenn, actress (Laverne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1958
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"Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances
Type: Event
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03/15/1958
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KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1958
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Oscar Robertson of Cin scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts
Type: Event
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03/15/1958
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Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled
Type: Event
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03/15/1958
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USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
Type: Event
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03/15/1958
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Laura Carrington, actress (Louisa-Alphabet City)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1959
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Type: Event
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03/15/1959
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Richard Rogers' "No Strings" opens on Broadway
Type: Event
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03/15/1959
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Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 m 42.5 s
Type: Event
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03/15/1959
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WILX TV channel 10 in Lansing, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/15/1959
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Eliot Teltscher, Calif, tennis player (US Davis Cup team)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1959
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Harold Baines, Easton MD, outfielder (Chic White Sox, Texas Rangers)
Type: Birth
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03/15/1960
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Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park)
Type: Event
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03/15/1960
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National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated
Type: Event
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03/15/1960
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Donna Smith, Portland Oregon, playmate (March, 1985)
Type: Birth
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