417 Historic Events for March 6
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| 1865 |
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Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida
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| 1867 |
Death |
Wiktor Kazynski, composer, dies at 54
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| 1870 |
Birth |
Oscar Straus, Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum)
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Guy Kibbee, El Paso TX, actor (Big Shot)
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| 1882 |
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Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Ring Lardner, US, writer (You Know Me Al)
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| 1886 |
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1st US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington, MA
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| 1886 |
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1st US nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, 1st appears, NYC
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Henri Gagnon, composer
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| 1888 |
Death |
Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55
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| 1890 |
Birth |
Fernand Ansseau, Belgian operator/theory (Orfeo)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Victor Kilian, Jersey City NJ, actor (Gentleman's Agreement)
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| 1893 |
Birth |
[Walter] Furry Lewis, father of the blues
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Kathleen Smoothy, housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street)
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| 1895 |
Event |
England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2
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| 1895 |
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J T Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 mins) Eng v Aust
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| 1896 |
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1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Knud†ge Riisager, Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer (Quaarrtsiluni)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Jay C Flippen, Little Rock AR, actor (Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Hal Hooker, cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20's and 30's)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano (Matth„us Passion)
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Jimmy Conzelman, NFL QB/coach/team owner (Chicago)
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| 1899 |
Event |
"Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann
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| 1900 |
Death |
Gottlieb Daimler, designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher (300 game winner)
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