393 Historic Events for March 31
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor (Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
John Fowles, England, novelist (Collector, French Leiutenent's Woman)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
William Daniels, Bkln NY, actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
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| 1928 |
Death |
Medardo Rosso, Italian sculptor (portraits), dies at 69
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Lee Patterson, Vancouver BC, actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World)
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| 1931 |
Death |
Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Miller Barber, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1968 Byron Nelson Classic)
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| 1932 |
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150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall
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| 1932 |
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Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Nagisa Oshima, Kyoto Japan, director (Town of Love and Hope)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
John Jakes, Chicago, writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Godfrey Lawrence, cricketer (S African fast bowler, 8-53 v NZ 1961)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Bob Simmons, Fulham England, stuntman (double for James Bond)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Shirley Jones, Smithton Pa, actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry)
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| 1933 |
Event |
1st newspaper published on pine pulp paper, "Soperton News" (Ga)
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| 1933 |
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German Republic gives power to Hitler
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| 1933 |
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Congress authorizes Civilian Conservation Corps
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| 1934 |
Birth |
John D Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist (Language of Love, Norman)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Wim H Sinnige, Dutch alderman of finance (social democratic)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russia, cosmonaut (Vostok 1 backup)
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| 1934 |
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Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia)
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