401 Historic Events for March 2
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| 1933 |
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"King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy NYC
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| 1934 |
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Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, NFLer
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Bernard Rands, Sheffield England, composer (Wildtrack)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Al Waxman, Toronto Canada, actor (Cagney and Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms)
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| 1936 |
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Bradman scores 369 in 253 mins, SA v Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Henny Boskamp, [Hoelscher], actor (Troeleke)
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| 1937 |
Death |
Gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73
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| 1937 |
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Mexico nationalizes oil
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Alan Lewis, English textile factory/multi-millionaire
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Simon Estes, Centerville Iowa, bass/baritone (Wonton, Don Carlos)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Donald Schwall, baseball player (1961 AL rookie of year)
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| 1938 |
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Landslides and floods cause over 200 deaths (LA Calif)
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| 1938 |
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Trials of Soviet leaders begins in the Soviet Union
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| 1939 |
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Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Gerard van Tongeren, Dutch singer (Buffoons)
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| 1939 |
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Mass Legislature votea to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late
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| 1939 |
Death |
Howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Barbara Luna, NYC, actress (5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage)
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| 1940 |
Event |
Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland
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| 1940 |
Event |
1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman (S Afr Prog Fed Party, 1979-86)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Lou Reed, [Firbank], Freeport NY, rock vocalist (Velvet Underground)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Tony Meehan, [Daniel Meehan], London Eng, rocker (Drifters, Vipers)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
John Irving, NH, short-story writer (World According to Garp)
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