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01 Mar 1924
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birth
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Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton: Sparta, Wisconsin -- Major USAF / Astronaut (Apollo 18)
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01 Mar 1924
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death
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Louise MA: Princess of Belgium, dies at 66
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01 Mar 1924
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birth
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Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1993) |
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01 Mar 1924
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birth
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Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 1949
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birth
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Sido Martens: Dutch guitarist / singer / mandolin player (Fungus)
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01 Mar 1949
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Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ
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| 50 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 1974
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birth
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Stephen Davis: Running back (Washington Redskins)
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01 Mar 1974
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death
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Jos de Haes: Flemish philological / Poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53
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01 Mar 1974
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event
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George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November
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01 Mar 1974
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event
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Watergate grand jury indicts 7 presidential aides
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01 Mar 1974
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Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. |
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01 Mar 1974
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death
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Bobby Timmons, American pianist (The Jazz Messengers) (b. 1935) |
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01 Mar 1974
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birth
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Shane Harwood, Australian cricketer |
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01 Mar 1974
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birth
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American actor |
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01 Mar 1974
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birth
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Stephen Davis, American football player and coach |
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01 Mar 1974
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music
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Chris Difford placed an advert in a shop window saying: 'lyricist seeks musician for co-writing'. Glen Tillbrook answered the ad and the pair went on to form Squeeze and had hits with 'Cool for Cats', 'Up the Junction', 'Tempted', 'Labelled With Love', and 'Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)'.
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01 Mar 1974
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music
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Queen began their first headlining UK tour at The Winter Garden's Blackpool.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 1999
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event
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Ottawa Treaty enters into force. |
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01 Mar 1999
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death
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Christine Glanville, English puppeteer (b. 1924) |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 2004
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Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum becomes President of Iraq. |
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01 Mar 2004
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death
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Mian Ghulam Jilani, Pakistani general (b. 1914) |
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01 Mar 2004
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music
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Michael Jackson unveiled a new website, www.mjjsource.com. The site featured a celebration of his music career plus news on his current criminal trial, including short biographies of his attorneys and a calendar listing upcoming court dates.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 2009
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music
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Kelly Clarkson went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Life Would Suck Without You'. US singer Clarkson won American Idol in 2000 and became the only American Idol contestant to have topped the UK charts.
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01 Mar 2009
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music
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The Prodigy went to No.1 on the UK album charts with their fifth studio album 'Invaders Must Die'.
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| 10 years anniversary |
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01 Mar 2014
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event
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At least 29 people are killed and 130 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China. |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Alejandro Zaffaroni, Uruguayan-American chemist and businessman (b. 1923) |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1925) |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Les Layton, American baseball player (b. 1921) |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Alan Heyman, American-South Korean musicologist and composer (b. 1931) |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Andy Gilpin, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920) |
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01 Mar 2014
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death
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Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1959) |
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