389 Historic Events for March 8
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| 1920 |
Birth |
James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Eileen Herlie, Glasgow Scot, actress (Myrtle Fargate-All My Children)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Eva Dahlbeck, Saltsjo-Duvnas Sweden, actress (Dreams, Lesson in Love)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo Tx, dancer/actress (East Side)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)
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| 1922 |
Birth |
H Kipphardt, writer
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz, premier of Dutch Antilles (NVP, 1973-77)
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| 1923 |
Death |
Johannes S van der Waals, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910), dies at 85
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Sembene Ousmane, Senegalese author/novelist/director (Doctor Noir)
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| 1924 |
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Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Sean McClory, Dublin Ireland, actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Francisco Rabal, Aguilas Spain, actor (Holy Innocents, Camorra)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Petrus Steenkamp, Dutch politician (KVP/CDA)
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Darwin Horacio Vargas-Wallis, composer
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| 1927 |
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Pan American Airlines incorporates
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Joseph Berg, composer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Jaromir Podesva, composer
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Judy Johnson, Norfolk Va, singer (Your Show of Shows)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Frank Michael Beyer, composer
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| 1929 |
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US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia
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| 1930 |
Death |
William Howard Taft, 27th US pres (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72
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| 1930 |
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Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with NY Yankee GM Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth"
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| 1930 |
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Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India
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