389 Historic Events for March 8
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff, composer
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| 1941 |
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1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies)
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| 1941 |
Death |
Sherwood Anderson, US writer/publisher (Winesburg Ohio), dies at 64
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| 1941 |
Death |
Jose Serrano Simeon, composer, dies at 67
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Ivana Loudova, composer
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| 1942 |
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Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Ralph Ellis, England, rhythm (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
[Dick] Richie Allen, baseball player (AL MVP 1972)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner (Oly-gold-1964)
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| 1942 |
Death |
Jos‚ R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53
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| 1942 |
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KNIL, Dutch colonial army on Java, surrenders to Japanese armies
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| 1943 |
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335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg
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| 1943 |
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Limited gambling legalized in Mexico
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| 1943 |
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US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
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| 1943 |
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US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Lynn Redgrave, London, actress (Georgie Girl)/Weight-Watcher
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Carole Bayer Sager, NY, aka Mrs Burt Bachrach, singer (Arthur)
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| 1944 |
Event |
US resumes bombing Berlin
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Keith Jarrett, pianist/composer
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Graeme Watson, cricketer (Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Jim Chapman, (Rep-D-TX, 1985- )
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Micky Dolenz, LA Calif, actor (Circus Boy)/singer (Monkees)
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| 1945 |
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"Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain
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| 1945 |
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53 Amsterdammers executed by nazi occupiers
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