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03/31/1926
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Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor (Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1926
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John Fowles, England, novelist (Collector, French Leiutenent's Woman)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1927
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William Daniels, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1927
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Cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1928
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Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82
Type: Death
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03/31/1928
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Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1928
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Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69
Type: Death
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03/31/1929
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Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
Type: Birth
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03/31/1929
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Lee Patterson, Vancouver BC, actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1931
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Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43
Type: Death
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03/31/1931
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Miller Barber, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1968 Byron Nelson Classic)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1932
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150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall
Type: Event
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03/31/1932
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Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
Type: Event
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03/31/1932
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Nagisa Oshima, Kyoto Japan, director (Town of Love and Hope)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1932
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John Jakes, Chicago, writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1932
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Godfrey Lawrence, cricketer (S African fast bowler, 8-53 v NZ 1961)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1933
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Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1933
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Shirley Jones, Smithton Pa, actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1933
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1st newspaper published on pine pulp paper, "Soperton News" (Ga)
Type: Event
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03/31/1933
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German Republic gives power to Hitler
Type: Event
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03/31/1933
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Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps
Type: Event
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03/31/1934
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John D Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist (Language of Love, Norman)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1934
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Wim H Sinnige, Dutch alderman of finance (social democratic)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1934
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Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russia, cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1934
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Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)
Type: Event
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03/31/1934
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Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88
Type: Death
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03/31/1935
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Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49)
Type: Event
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03/31/1935
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Herb Alpert, bandleader/trumpeteer (Tijuana Brass)/CEO (A and M)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1935
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Richard Chamberlain, Beverly Hills Calif, actor (Dr Kildare)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1935
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Judith Rossner, US, writer (August)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1936
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Marge Piercy, author (Small Changes, Gone for Soldiers)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1937
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Willem Duyn, [Mouth], Dutch singer (Mouth and MacNeal)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1938
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Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet/critic (New Guide), dies at 78
Type: Death
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03/31/1938
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Nathaniel Taylor, St Louis Mo, actor (Rollo-Sanford and Sons)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1939
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Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, fashion designer (women)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1939
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Indrië Einarsson, Iceland playwright (Skipië Sekkur), dies at 87
Type: Death
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03/31/1939
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Britain and France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany
Type: Event
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03/31/1940
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Jim Criner, WLAF head coach (Scottish Claymores)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1940
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Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
Type: Event
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03/31/1940
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Barney Frank, (Rep-D-MA, 1981- )
Type: Birth
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03/31/1940
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Patrick J Leahy, (Sen-D-VT, 1975- )
Type: Birth
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03/31/1941
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Ground broken for Union Square Garage, SF
Type: Event
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03/31/1941
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Germany begins a counter offensive in Africa
Type: Event
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03/31/1943
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Christopher Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Deer Hunter, Brainstorm)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1943
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US errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326
Type: Event
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03/31/1944
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Rod Allen, [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes)
Type: Birth
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03/31/1944
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Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies
Type: Death
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03/31/1944
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Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
Type: Event
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03/31/1945
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US artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa
Type: Event
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03/31/1945
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Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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