406 Historic Events for March 15
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Tomas Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Stomu Yamash'ta, composer
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Ry[land] Cooder, LA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya, Russian cosmonaut
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| 1948 |
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Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia
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| 1948 |
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WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
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| 1948 |
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Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine
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| 1949 |
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WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
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| 1949 |
Birth |
John Duttine, actor (Day of the Triffids)
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| 1949 |
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WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
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| 1950 |
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NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker"
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| 1950 |
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"Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 269 performances
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| 1950 |
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Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in NYC
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| 1951 |
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Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
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| 1952 |
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Greatest 24-hr rainfall begins: 187 cm at La R‚union, Indian Ocean
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| 1952 |
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"2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 276 perfs
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| 1953 |
Birth |
Judi Spiers, TV presenter
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| 1953 |
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West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1
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| 1953 |
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Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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| 1953 |
Birth |
Colin Croft, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler 1977-82)
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| 1954 |
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WSJV TV channel 28 in Elkhart-South Bend, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
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| 1954 |
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"CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar
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| 1954 |
Birth |
Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)
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| 1954 |
Death |
Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82
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| 1955 |
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US Air Force unveils self-guided missile
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