399 Historic Events for March 19
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British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)
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| 1945 |
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Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities
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| 1945 |
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Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed
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| 1945 |
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Hitler orders all German factories destroyed
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Lisa Nicole Baker, Detroit TX, playmate of the year (Nov 1966)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted)
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| 1946 |
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Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of USSR
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
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| 1946 |
Death |
Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought)
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| 1946 |
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Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and R‚union become overseas depts
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| 1947 |
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
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| 1947 |
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Belgian govt of Spaak, forms
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| 1947 |
Birth |
John Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Vince Martino, Schenectady NY, WLAF offensive asst (Barcelona Dragons)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Glenn Close, Greenwich Ct, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Earlie Fires, jockey (Hialeah Park)
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| 1947 |
Death |
Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Vintcent Van der Bijl, Natal cricket bowler (superb 2m of 70's and 80's)
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| 1948 |
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Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC
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| 1949 |
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1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
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| 1950 |
Death |
Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74
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