417 Historic Events for March 6
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| 1926 |
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Elwood H [Bud] Hillis, (Rep-R-IN, 1971- )
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Ann Curtis, 400m/800m US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1948)
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| 1926 |
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Andrzej Wajda, Suwalki Poland, director (Ashes and Diamonds, Lotna)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Alan Greenspan, economist/presidential advisor (FRB)
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| 1926 |
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China asks for a seat in the Security council
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr, Shawnee Okla, USAF/astronaut (Mer 9, Gem 5)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
John Fairchild, Newark NJ, CEO (Fairchild publishing)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Norman Treigle, New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone
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| 1927 |
Birth |
William J Bell, Chicago Ill, soap opera creator (Young and Restless)
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| 1928 |
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Gabriel Garc¡a M rquez, Col, novelist (Europa Y America, Nobel 1982)
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| 1928 |
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Ronald Stevenson, composer
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Hal Miller, British MP
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Thomas S Foley, (Rep-D-WA, 1965-94)/majority whip/speaker of house
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Gnter Kunert, German poet/writer (Kaiser von Hondu)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
David Sheppard, bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman)
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| 1929 |
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Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Ho Dam, North Korean secretary of State (1970-83)
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| 1930 |
Death |
William Milton, cricketer (S Afr Test capt in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies
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| 1930 |
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Bkln's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Carmen Delavallade, US dancer/singer/actress (Aida)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
David Haddon Whitaker, British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder (Giants, NY Mets)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
John Smith, LA Calif, actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men)
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| 1932 |
Death |
John Philip Sousa, US composer (Stars and Stripes Forever), dies at 77
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| 1933 |
Death |
Anton J Cermak, US mayor of Chicago, murdered
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