406 Historic Events for March 15
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| 1933 |
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NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation and discrimination
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer/jazz pianist (U of Wisconsin)
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| 1934 |
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US Information Service opens
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Wolfgang Hufschmidt, composer
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Judd Hirsch, Bronx, actor (Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People)
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| 1935 |
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George Headley completes 270 in cricket v England at Kingston
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Jimmy Lee Swaggart, evangelist
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Donald K Sundquist, (Rep-R-Tennessee, 1983- )
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| 1937 |
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1st blood bank forms (Chicago IL)
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| 1937 |
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1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh NC)
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| 1938 |
Death |
Edmund Tylecote, cricketer (England keeper in 6 Tests 1882-86), dies
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Dick Higgins, composer
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| 1939 |
Event |
Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Robert Nye, writer (Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man)
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| 1940 |
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G”ring says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Phil Lesh, [Chapman], Calif, rock bassist (Grass Roots, Grateful Dead)
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| 1940 |
Death |
Alfred Marr, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 0 and 5), dies
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| 1941 |
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Blizzard in ND kills 151
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Mike Love, Calif, rock saxophonist/vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Dick Top, Dutch actor/director (Witch of Haarlem)
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| 1942 |
Death |
Alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Hughie Flint, London England, rock drummer (Bonzo Dog Band)
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| 1943 |
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Red Army evacuates Kharkov
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| 1943 |
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Allied reconnaissance flight over Java
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