406 Historic Events for March 15
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Lawrence Tierney, Brooklyn, actor (Abduction, Dillinger)
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| 1920 |
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Ranganandhan Francis, India, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Louis Boon, writer
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| 1922 |
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1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia)
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| 1923 |
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Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Laurence A Tisch, NYC, CEO (Loews Corp)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
George Vogel, race horse trainer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Juij Bondarew, writer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Lockrem Johnson, composer
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Benjamin Burwell Johnson, composer
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| 1926 |
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Belgium's "black monday," franc falls
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Tim Valentine, (Rep-D-NC, 1983- )
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Norm Van Brocklin, NFL QB/coach (LA Rams), hall of famer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb, architect
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Carl Smith, Maynardville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)
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| 1928 |
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Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Nicolas Flagello, composer
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| 1929 |
Death |
Pine-Top Smith, jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Tiezo Matsumura, composer
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| 1930 |
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1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched
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| 1930 |
Death |
Antonio Beltramelli, writer, dies at 51
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| 1930 |
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1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, NY
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Alan Lavern Bean, Wheeler Texas, Capt USN/astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Ronald Roseman, composer
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