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03/08/1971
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Marc Tobert, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1971
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Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77
Type: Death
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03/08/1972
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1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)
Type: Event
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03/08/1972
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1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
Type: Event
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03/08/1972
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Craig Johnson, St Paul Mn, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Oly-1994)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1972
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Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1972
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Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1973
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Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens
Type: Event
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03/08/1973
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Paul and Linda McCartney are fined ś100 for growing cannabis
Type: Event
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03/08/1973
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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03/08/1973
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Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1973
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Nanette Pearson, Pleasant Grove Utah, Miss America-Utah (1997)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1973
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Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies
Type: Death
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03/08/1973
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, rocker (Grateful Dead, Grass Roots), dies at 27
Type: Death
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03/08/1974
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Charles the Gaulle Airport opens in Paris
Type: Event
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03/08/1974
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Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1974
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Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1974
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Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56
Type: Death
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03/08/1974
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Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch actor (Silk Stockings), dies at 56
Type: Death
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03/08/1975
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Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba
Type: Event
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03/08/1975
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Brett Conway, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1975
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Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1975
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George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70
Type: Death
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03/08/1976
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1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China
Type: Event
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03/08/1976
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Freddie Prinze Jr, actor (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1977
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Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond
Type: Event
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03/08/1977
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Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter)
Type: Event
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03/08/1977
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James Van Der Beek, actor (Dawson's Creek)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1977
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Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
Type: Birth
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03/08/1977
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Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86
Type: Death
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03/08/1979
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1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io)
Type: Event
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03/08/1979
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5th People's Choice Awards
Type: Event
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03/08/1979
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China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam
Type: Event
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03/08/1979
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Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale
Type: Event
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03/08/1979
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G‚rard Blitz, Dutch 400m swimmer (WR), dies at 78
Type: Death
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03/08/1980
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Greg Chappell 235 and Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad
Type: Event
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03/08/1980
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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03/08/1981
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"Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 54 perfs
Type: Event
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03/08/1981
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Dennis Lillee ct by Qld 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
Type: Event
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03/08/1981
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic
Type: Event
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03/08/1983
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House Foreign Affairs Com endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR
Type: Event
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03/08/1983
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IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0
Type: Event
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03/08/1983
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Pres Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"
Type: Event
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03/08/1983
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William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80
Type: Death
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03/08/1985
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Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)
Type: Event
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03/08/1985
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Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack
Type: Death
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03/08/1985
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Thomas Creighton, US heart patient (3 implants in 46 hrs), dies at 33
Type: Death
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03/08/1986
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4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon
Type: Event
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03/08/1986
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Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km
Type: Event
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03/08/1986
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Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million
Type: Event
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