406 Historic Events for March 15
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Brenda Scott, Cincinnati Oh, actress (Midge-Road West)
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| 1943 |
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David Cronenberg, Toronto Ontario, director (Shivers, Fly, Brood)
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| 1944 |
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Sly Stone, Dallas, rocker (Sly and the Family Stone-Everyday People)
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Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist (Graceland)
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Jacques Doillon director/writer (La Fille de Quinze Ans)
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Birth |
Davld Costell, rocker
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David Costell, Pitts, rocker (Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Diamond Ring)
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Birth |
Chi Cheng, Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler (Oly-Bronze-68)
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| 1944 |
Death |
Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86
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Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing
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J”rgen Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
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Mark J Green, Bkln NY, lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System)
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Tracy Smith, runner
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17th Academy Awards - "Going my Way," Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win
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| 1945 |
Death |
Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 41
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| 1945 |
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Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain NY
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| 1945 |
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Catholic University of Nijmegen reopens
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Billboard publishes its 1st album chart (King Cole Trio is #1)
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| 1945 |
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Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators
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| 1946 |
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Bobby Bond, baseball player (Giants, Yankees, etc)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
David Wall, English ballet dancers/director (Royal Academy of Dancing)
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| 1946 |
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Howard Scott, San Pedro Cal, rock guitarist/vocalist (War, Cisco Kid)
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British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence
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| 1947 |
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John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
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| 1947 |
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David Colley, cricketer (NSW quickie, 3 Tests for Australia 1972)
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