401 Historic Events for March 18
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| 1933 |
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Pavle Despalj, composer
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| 1936 |
Death |
Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Hans Peter Bleuel, writer
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Robert Lee Smith, US singer (Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Tony Nash, England, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1964)
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| 1937 |
Event |
Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Mark Donohue, auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Robin Wright, race horse trainer
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| 1938 |
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NY 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Charley Pride, Sledge Miss, country singer (Sweet Country)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Shashi Kapoor, Calcutta India, actor (Shalimar, Heat and Dust)
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| 1938 |
Event |
Pres Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US and British oil companies
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| 1938 |
Event |
Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties
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| 1938 |
Death |
Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Carl Gottlieb, comedian (Ken Berry Wow Show)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Travis Pritchett, rocker (Travis and Bob)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Kathy Hutchinson, race horse trainer
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| 1940 |
Event |
Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Wolfgang Bauer, writer
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Wilson Pickett, Prattville Alabama, RandB singer (Funky Broadway)
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| 1942 |
Event |
2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out
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| 1942 |
Event |
Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Kevin Dobson, Jackson Hgts NY, actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon)
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| 1943 |
Event |
James Oglethorpe (US) and Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed and sinks
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