501 Historic Events for March 3
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| 1927 |
Birth |
[Herman] Junior Parker, rocker (Driving Wheel, In the Dark)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Dave Dudley, singer (Six Days on the Road)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Don Gibson, singer/writer (I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69
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| 1928 |
Birth |
G Pausewang, writer
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Nicos Mamangakis, composer
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| 1931 |
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"Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes US national anthem
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| 1931 |
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Cab Calloway records "Minnie Moocher" (Jazz's 1st million seller)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Piet [van] Bambergen, Dutch cabaretier (Mounties, Sherlock Jones)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Henk Knol, Dutch 2nd chamber member (PvdA)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Mara Corday, Santa Monica CA, playmate (Oct, 1958)
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| 1932 |
Death |
Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67
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| 1933 |
Event |
Mount Rushmore dedicated
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Marco Antonio Mu¤oz, Mexico, spanish singer (Murmullos)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Lee Radziwell Ross, NYC, princess (Jackie O's sister)
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| 1933 |
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NYC premiere of "King Kong"
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| 1933 |
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German presidential candidate Earnest Th„lmann (KPD) arrested
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Gia Scala, Italy, actress (Angry Hills, Don't Go Near the Water)
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| 1934 |
Death |
Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer, dies at 58
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| 1934 |
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John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol
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| 1935 |
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Dutch Revolutionary Socialist Worker's party (RSAP), forms
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| 1935 |
Death |
Neville Knox, cricketer (bowled in 2 Tests for England 1907), dies
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Zhelyu Zhelev, president of Bulgaria (1990- )
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Jim Clark, Formula 1 racer (1963 champ)
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| 1936 |
Event |
Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wkts in 5th Test v S Afr
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