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100 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 1924 | Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM | |||
05 Mar 1924 | Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games | |||
05 Mar 1924 | King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 1949 | Franz Josef Jung, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence | |||
05 Mar 1949 | Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (d. 1992) | |||
05 Mar 1949 | WW2 | Nikolai Voznesensky was removed from his position as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. | ||
05 Mar 1949 | WW2 | Maksim Saburov became the Chairman of State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. | ||
50 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 1974 | Brad Schumacher: United States -- 400m / 800m freesytyle (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Hans Bond: Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Kevin Connolly: Actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Billy DeWolfe: Actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67 | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Solomon I "Sol" Hurok: US impresario, dies at 85 | |||
05 Mar 1974 | "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 740 performances | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal. | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Billy De Wolfe, American actor and singer (b. 1907) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | John Samuel Bourque, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894) | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Jill Ritchie, American actress | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Eva Mendes, American actress and singer | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Matt Lucas, English comedian, actor, singer, and screenwriter | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Jens Jeremies, German footballer | |||
05 Mar 1974 | Kevin Connolly, American actor and director | |||
05 Mar 1974 |
death Harold Dadford West Died 5 Mar 1974 at age 69 (born 16 Jul 1904). Black-American biochemist and college president, who was the first to synthesize the essential amino acid threonine. Although he is best known for his studies of amino acids, he conducted research in a wider field, including the biochemistry of various bacilli, the B vitamins, and antibiotics. He spent his career from 1937 as professor of biochemistry at Meharry Medical College, Nashville until his retirement in 1973 where he held also the position of college president (1952-63). He was plagued and often hospitalized by severe asthma, which contributed his death. |
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25 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 1999 | Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (b. 1922) | |||
05 Mar 1999 | Madison Beer, American singer and actress | |||
05 Mar 1999 | Sir Elton John won a court case against The Daily Star, after they had published long-lens photographs of Spice Girl Victoria Adams and footballer David Beckham while they were staying at Elton's home. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 2004 | Walt Gorney, Polish-American actor (b. 1912) | |||
05 Mar 2004 | UK guitarist John McGeoch died in his sleep aged 49. He had been a member of Magazine, who had the 1978 UK No.41 single 'Shot By Both Sides', and also worked with Siouxsie And The Banshees, Armoury Show and Public Image Ltd. | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
05 Mar 2014 | Dave Sampson, English singer (b. 1941) | |||
05 Mar 2014 | Leopoldo María Panero, Spanish poet and translator (b. 1948) | |||
05 Mar 2014 | Ailsa McKay, Scottish economist and academic (b. 1963) | |||
05 Mar 2014 | David Garth; American political advertising consultant (b. 1930) | |||
05 Mar 2014 | Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host (b. 1931) |