429 Historic Events for March 17
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| 1906 |
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Pres Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake"
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| 1906 |
Death |
Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82
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| 1906 |
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Silver 7, although both winning a game, Montreal outscores Ottawa 12-10
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Michael O'Shea, Hartford Ct, actor (Denny-It's a Great Life)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Jan M J van Houtte, premier Belgium (1952-54)
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Boris N Poveloi, [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer [OS=Mar 4]
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Radie Britain, composer
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| 1908 |
Event |
Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds)
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| 1908 |
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Tommy Burns KOs Jem Roche in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Patrick Reilly, British diplomat
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| 1910 |
Death |
Joaquin Valverde, composer, dies at 64
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| 1910 |
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DHC soccer team forms in Delft Neth
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Raffaele d' Alessandro, composer
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| 1912 |
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Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Sammy Baugh, Texas, NFL hall of famer QB (Wash Redskins)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
William Roycroft, Austria, equestrian 3 day (Olympic-bronze-1976)
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| 1915 |
Death |
Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Arthur Basil Cotle, medievalist
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Brian Boydell, composer
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| 1917 |
Event |
Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicates the throne [NS]
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| 1917 |
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1st exclusively women's bowling tournament begins in St Louis
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch attorney/Member of 1st chamber (KVP/CDA)
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| 1918 |
Birth |
D Arendo, [Arend Honhoff], Dutch pianist/composer (Eleonora)
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