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03/17/1888
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Frank Buck, actor (Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1889
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Joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68
Type: Death
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03/17/1890
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Harold Morris, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1891
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British Steamer "Utopia" sinks off Gibraltar killing 574
Type: Event
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03/17/1891
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Napoleon JKP Bonaparte, Fren prince/member Natl Convention, dies at 68
Type: Death
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03/17/1892
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Sayed Darwish, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1894
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Paul Green, US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1894
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US and China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US
Type: Event
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03/17/1895
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Shemp Howard, Bkln, comedian (3 Stooges, Bank Dick) [or 1891]
Type: Birth
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03/17/1897
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Bob Fitzsimmons KOs James J Corbett in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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03/17/1898
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Blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington
Type: Death
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03/17/1898
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1st practical submarine 1st submerges, NYC (for 1 hour 40 minutes)
Type: Event
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03/17/1899
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Windsor luxury hotel in NYC catches fire, 92 die
Type: Event
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03/17/1899
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Gloria Swanson, Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees) [OS]
Type: Birth
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03/17/1900
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks sweep Halifax Crescents in 2
Type: Event
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03/17/1900
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Alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1901
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Free thinking-Democratic Union forms in Netherlands
Type: Event
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03/17/1901
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Franz Melde, German physicist (Melde Test), dies at 69
Type: Death
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03/17/1901
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Eisaku Sato, premier of Japan (Nobel 1974)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1902
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Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, 2 games to 1
Type: Event
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03/17/1902
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George William Warren, composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
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03/17/1902
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Bobby Jones Jr, Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1905
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Eleanor Roosevelt marries FDR in NY
Type: Event
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03/17/1906
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Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actr (Gloria, Gold)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1906
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Tamara Geva, dancer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1906
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Pres Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake"
Type: Event
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03/17/1906
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Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82
Type: Death
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03/17/1906
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Silver 7, although both winning a game, Montreal outscores Ottawa 12-10
Type: Event
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03/17/1906
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Michael O'Shea, Hartford Ct, actor (Denny-It's a Great Life)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1907
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Jan M J van Houtte, premier Belgium (1952-54)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1908
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Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]
Type: Birth
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03/17/1908
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Radie Britain, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1908
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Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds)
Type: Event
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03/17/1908
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Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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03/17/1909
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Patrick Reilly, British diplomat
Type: Birth
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03/17/1910
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Joaquin Valverde, composer, dies at 64
Type: Death
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03/17/1910
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DHC soccer team forms in Delft Neth
Type: Event
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03/17/1910
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Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader
Type: Birth
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03/17/1911
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Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1912
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Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick
Type: Event
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03/17/1914
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Sammy Baugh, Texas, NFL hall of famer QB (Wash Redskins)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1915
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Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1915
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William Roycroft, Austria, equestrian 3 day (Olympic-bronze-1976)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1915
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Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69
Type: Death
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03/17/1917
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Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist
Type: Birth
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03/17/1917
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Brian Boydell, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1917
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Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne [NS]
Type: Event
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03/17/1917
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1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis
Type: Event
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03/17/1918
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Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch attorney/Member of 1st chamber (KVP/CDA)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1918
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D Arendo, [Arend Honhoff], Dutch pianist/composer (Eleonora)
Type: Birth
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