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03/21/1844
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Leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65
Type: Death
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03/21/1851
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Yosemite Valley discovered in California
Type: Event
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03/21/1854
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Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1857
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Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die
Type: Event
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03/21/1857
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Abraham J van der Aa, lexicographer (Biograph dictionary), dies at 64
Type: Death
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03/21/1859
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1st Zoological Society incorporates (Phila)
Type: Event
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03/21/1859
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Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh
Type: Event
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03/21/1859
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Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated
Type: Event
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03/21/1860
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US extradition treaty with Sweden
Type: Event
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03/21/1863
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Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon
Type: Event
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03/21/1863
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Hugo Kaun, composer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1863
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Edwin Vose Sumner, US Union-general-major (Fair Oaks), dies at 66
Type: Death
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03/21/1864
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Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana
Type: Event
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03/21/1865
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Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman
Type: Event
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03/21/1866
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Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes
Type: Event
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03/21/1866
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Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1868
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1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC
Type: Event
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03/21/1869
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Albert Kahn, architect, originated modern factory design
Type: Birth
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03/21/1869
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Florenz Ziegfeld, producer (Ziegfield Follies)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1871
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Journalist Henry M Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
Type: Event
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03/21/1871
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Otto von Bismarck elevated Furst
Type: Event
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03/21/1874
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US Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
Type: Event
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03/21/1878
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Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1880
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Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1880
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Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist
Type: Birth
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03/21/1881
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Hermann Sandby, composer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1882
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Gilbert M Anderson, [Max Aronson], Little Rock AR
Type: Birth
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03/21/1883
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Jules van Nuffel, composer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1884
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George D Birkhoff, US mathematician (Aesthetic measure)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1885
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2nd French government of Ferry resigns
Type: Event
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03/21/1887
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Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor
Type: Birth
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03/21/1888
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Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender," premieres in London
Type: Event
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03/21/1890
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Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law
Type: Event
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03/21/1891
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A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years
Type: Event
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03/21/1891
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Jonathan Hale, actor (Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1893
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Geoffrey Dearmer, poet
Type: Birth
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03/21/1894
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Jacob Rosenhaim, composer, dies at 80
Type: Death
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03/21/1899
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British and French accord about West-Africa
Type: Event
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03/21/1900
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Eugenie Leontovitch, Moscow Russia, actor (Homicidal)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1900
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Paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor
Type: Birth
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03/21/1901
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Carmelita Geraghty, Rushville IN, actress (My Best Girl, Texas Ranger)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1901
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Richard Leslie Hill, historian
Type: Birth
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03/21/1902
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Carl Jaffe, Hamburg Germany, actor (1st Man in Space, Escapement)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1902
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Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician (Delta Blues)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1902
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William Downie Forrest, journalist
Type: Birth
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03/21/1904
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Nikolaos Skalkottas, composer
Type: Birth
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03/21/1905
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Phyllis McGinley, US, poet (Pulitzer 1961, Love Letters)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1906
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John D Rockefeller III, billionaire philanthropist (oil)
Type: Birth
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03/21/1907
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US invades Honduras
Type: Event
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03/21/1908
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Maurice Stans, rocker
Type: Birth
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