355 Historic Events for March 16
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| 1915 |
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Federal Trade Commission organizes
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| 1916 |
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James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers)
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| 1916 |
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US and Canada sign migratory bird treaty
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Aldo E van Eyck, Dutch architect (City Hall)
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| 1918 |
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Geoffrey O'Hara's "K-K-K-Katy" song published
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Howard Boatwright, composer
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| 1919 |
Death |
Sigurd von Koch, composer, dies at 39
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Erno Kiraly, composer
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| 1919 |
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Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Leo McKern, Sydney Aust, actor (Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
John Addison, Surrey England, composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award)
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| 1920 |
Event |
1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Percy Mansell, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for S Afr)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Geoffrey Freeman Allen, railway writer
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| 1922 |
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Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt
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| 1922 |
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WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Harding Lemay, North Bangor NY, headwriter (Another World)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
George Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)
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| 1923 |
Event |
Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Unbestechliche," premieres in Vienna
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Cornell Borchers, Germany, actress (Big Lift, Floodtide, Istanbul)
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| 1926 |
Event |
Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Jerry Lewis, [Levitch], comedian/fund raiser (MDA), loved in France
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Vladimir M Komarov, Moscow Russia, cosmonaut (Voshkod I Soyuz 1)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Karlheinz Boehm, Germany, actor (Face of Fear, Peeping Tom, Unnatural)
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