417 Historic Events for March 6
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Roy Scott, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1947, 18, 1-74)
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| 1917 |
Birth |
J A Mommersteeg, Dutch asst sect of Defense (KVP)
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| 1918 |
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US naval boat "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle
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| 1919 |
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NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Roger Price, Charleston WV, actor/writer (Who's There, Droodles)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Lewis Gilbert, London England, director/actor (You Only Live Twice)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Julius Rudel, Vienna Austria, conductor (NYC Opera 1957)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Frankie Howerd, actor (That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Ross Hunter, Cleve OH, producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Oliver Wright, British Ambassador (To US)
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| 1921 |
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Police in Sunbury Penn issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee
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| 1922 |
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GB Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV," premieres in NYC
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| 1922 |
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Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year NY Yankee contract
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian (A Funny Thing Happened)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg, college president (Wolfson at Oxford)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Erhard Karkoschka, composer
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| 1923 |
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Cards announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Ed McMahon, Detroit Mich, TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search)
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| 1924 |
Death |
Meyer E van Beem, actor (Moittige Janus), dies at 85
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| 1924 |
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British Labour govt cuts military budget
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Sarah Caldwell, Maryville Mo, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
William H Webster, US, judge/head FBI/CIA
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| 1925 |
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Belgium annexes Eupen, Malm‚dy and Sankt Vith
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Miroslav Klega, composer
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Jon Nordal, composer
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