415 Historic Events for March 20
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| 1932 |
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Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kara-Kalpak ASSR
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Tod Dockstader, composer
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| 1933 |
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Dachau, 1st concentration camp, completed
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Jacquez Guyonnet, composer
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| 1933 |
Birth |
David James Moore, educationalist
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| 1933 |
Death |
Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR
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| 1934 |
Death |
A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont, Dutch queen (and regent), dies at 76
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| 1934 |
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Rudolf Kuhnold demonstrates radar in Kiel Germany
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| 1934 |
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Marion Conti, arch bishop (Aberdeen England)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Eric Hebborn, artist/faker
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| 1934 |
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Test of practical radar apparatus made by Rudolf Kuhnold in Germany
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| 1934 |
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Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Phila A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers
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| 1935 |
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"Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio
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| 1936 |
Death |
Durant Clifford Parkin, cricketer (Tests for S Afr 1891-92), dies
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Jerry Reed, Atlanta GA, singer/actor (Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit)
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| 1937 |
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Helmut Recknagel, Germany, 90m ski jump (Olympic-gold-1960)
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| 1937 |
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Franco-offensive at Guadalajara Spain
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Elizabeth Gille, writer translator/editor
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Mark Saville, QC, British high court judge
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Joe Rivers, rocker (Johnnie and Joe)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Frans J van der Heijden, Dutch journal/Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Earl of Seafield, [Ginger], English large landowner
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Brian Mulroney, (P-C) 18th PM of Canada (1984-93)
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| 1939 |
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7,000 Jews flee German occupied Memel Lithuania
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| 1940 |
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Paul Reynoud becomes French premier
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