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03/20/1940
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Mickey Preger, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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03/20/1941
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Nazi-German/Yugoslav pact drawn
Type: Event
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03/20/1941
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Carlos Lopez, jockey
Type: Birth
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03/20/1941
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D A van den Bosch, anti-nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies
Type: Death
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03/20/1942
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Convoy PQ13 departs Reykjavik Iceland to Russia
Type: Event
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03/20/1942
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Gen MacArthur vows, "I shall return"
Type: Event
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03/20/1942
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Major German assault on Malta
Type: Event
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03/20/1942
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Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41
Type: Death
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03/20/1943
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British offensive against Mareth-line
Type: Event
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03/20/1943
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German U-384 bombed and sinks
Type: Event
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03/20/1944
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Bus falls off bridge into Passaic River NJ, killing 16
Type: Event
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03/20/1944
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Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes
Type: Event
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03/20/1944
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Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83
Type: Death
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03/20/1945
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US 70th Infantry division/7th Armour division attack Saar
Type: Event
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03/20/1945
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Larry Combest, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
Type: Birth
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03/20/1945
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Pat Riley, Schenectady NY, NBA coach (Lakers, Knicks, Heat)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1945
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Tim Yeo, British MP/under-sect (State of Environment)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1946
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Belgian govt of Spaak, resigns
Type: Event
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03/20/1946
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Ranger Doug, [Douglas Green], Ill, singer (Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1947
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180-metric ton blue whale (record) caught in South Atlantic
Type: Event
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03/20/1947
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Carl Palmer, drummer (Asia-Heat of the Moment, Emerson Lake and Palmer)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1947
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John Eastburn Boswell, medievalist
Type: Birth
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03/20/1948
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1st live televised musical Eugene Ormandy on CBS followed in 90
Type: Event
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03/20/1948
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20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC
Type: Event
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03/20/1948
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Bobby Orr, Parry Sound, Ontario, HOF NHL defenseman (Boston Bruins)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1948
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John de Lancie, actor (Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1948
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Pamela Sargent, US, sci-fi author (Venus of Dreams, Cloned Lives)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1950
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William Hurt, Wash DC, actor (Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1950
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Walter Eucken, German economist, dies at 59
Type: Death
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03/20/1951
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Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java
Type: Event
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03/20/1951
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Guy Perry, rock guitarist/vocalist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1951
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Jimmie Vaughan, guitarist (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1951
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John Wetton, rocker (Asia)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1951
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Madan Lal, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1951
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Tanya Boyd, Detroit Mich, actress (Celeste-Days of our Life)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1951
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Jan Ingenhoven, composer, dies at 74
Type: Death
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03/20/1951
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Kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer, dies at 60
Type: Death
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03/20/1952
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24th Academy Awards - "American in Paris," H Bogart and Vivian Leigh win
Type: Event
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03/20/1952
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Final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan
Type: Event
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03/20/1952
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US senate ratifies peace treaty with Japan
Type: Event
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03/20/1952
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Anand Armitraj, India, tennis player (Brother of ViJay)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1953
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Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole
Type: Event
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03/20/1953
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Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60
Type: Death
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03/20/1954
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"King and I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances
Type: Event
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03/20/1954
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16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76
Type: Event
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03/20/1954
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1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania)
Type: Event
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03/20/1954
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Charlie Simmer, Ontario, NHL left winger (LA Kings)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1954
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Jim Seales, Hamilton Ala, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
Type: Birth
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03/20/1955
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KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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03/20/1956
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156-day strike against Westinghouse ends
Type: Event
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