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Today is March 19


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1998  "Ah Wilderness!," opens at Vivian Beaumont theater
1997  Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER)
1997  Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi
1997  Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments
1997  Major League Baseball announces 5 year/$50M deal with Pepsi
1997  Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel & Ingo Steuer (GER)
1996  Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage
1995  "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 29 performances
1995  5 die by poison gas in Japanese subway
1995  Arizona outside of Phoenix begins using new area code 520
1995  Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450)
1995  Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
1995  Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament
1995  Michael Jordan rejoins Chic Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers
1995  NBA NY Knicks beat NY Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47)
1995  Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08)
1995  "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances
1995  "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances
1995  NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47)
1995  Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers
1995  "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances
1994  2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Neth
1994  Lara scores 167 for WI vs. England at Georgetown
1994  Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1994  New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season
1994  NJ Devils club record 41st win of the season
1994  Largest omelet (1,383 ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1994  Lara scores 167 for WI v England at Georgetown
1994  2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands
1993  Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire
1993  Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN)
1993  Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS)
1993  Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur & L Eisler (CAN)
1993  Supreme Court Justice Byron R White announced plans to retire
1993  Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova & A Zhulin (RUS)
1992  "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
1992  British Prince Andrew & Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation
1992  "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances
1992  NASDAQ begins trading AOL shares for $11.50.
1992  British Prince Andrew and Princess Sarah Ferguson announce separation
1991  Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers
1991  St. Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season
1991  NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona Not recognizing Martin Luther King Day
1991  St Louis Blue Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season
1991  Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses
1991  KC Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers
1990  1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)
1989  Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson
1989  Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)
1989  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.)
1989  Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR)
1989  Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva & S Grinkov (USSR)
1989  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
1989  Boeing B-22 Osprey VTOL aircraft makes maiden flight
1989  Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova & S Ponomarenko (USR)
1988  Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25)
1988  2 British soldiers lynched in Belfast North Ireland
1987  PTL leader Jim Bakker resigns after sex scandal with Jessica Hahn
1987  Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad & Tobago
1987  Fred Currey acquires Greyhound Bus Company
1987  Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec)
1987  Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85)
1987  Hassanali inaugurated as president of Trinidad and Tobago
1985  NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket
1985  Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile
1985  "Spin Magazine" begins publishing
1984  "Kate & Allie," premieres
1984  John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of NY
1984  STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad
1984  Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering
1984  Mobil oil tanker spills 200,000 gallons into Columbia River
1984  John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York
1984  "Kate and Allie," premieres
1984  KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA
1984  KSD-AM in St Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA
1982  National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27
1981  Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4
1981  2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1981  -21] Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time
1981  Emmy 8th Daytime Awards - Susan Lucci loses for 2nd time
1979  House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN
1979  House of Reps begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN
1978  50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb
1978  Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic
1977  Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33)
1977  "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances
1977  "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box NYC after 390 perfs
1977  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1976  Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years
1975  "Dr Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5 performances
1975  Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports
1975  "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances
1974  Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour
1973  Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
1972  LA Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
1972  India & Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
1972  Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1972  "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 perfs
1972  India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
1972  Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
1972  "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances
1971  Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
1971  Phila 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
1970  W German chancellor & E German premier Willy Brandt meet
1970  West German chancellor and East German premier Willy Brandt meet
1969  Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention
1969  British invade Anguilla
1968  Howard University students seize administration building
1967  Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
1967  Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
1967  Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
1966  "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances
1966  28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65
1966  "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 3 performances
1966  28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Ky 72-65
1966  Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants begins
1965  Rembrandt's "Titus" sells for then record 7,770,000
1965  Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies
1965  Stoica becomes president and Ceausescu party leader of Romania
1965  Stoica becomes president & Ceausescu party leader of Romania
1964  Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
1962  "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 80 performances
1962  "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances
1962  Archbishop Suenens of Mechelen-Brussels appointed cardinal
1960  22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55
1960  "Redhead" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 455 performances
1960  22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats Calif 75-55
1960  "Redhead" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 455 performances
1959  "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 84 performances
1959  "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances
1958  Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London
1958  Sobers completes a century in each innings v Pakistan
1958  Sobers completes a century in each innings vs. Pakistan
1957  Indians reject Boston's offer of $1 million for Herb Score
1956  Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75
1956  Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minnesota Lakers-133, St. Louis Hawks-75
1955  17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: SF beats La Salle 77-63
1955  17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63
1954  US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
1954  Weekes, Worrell & Walcott complete tons in innings v England
1954  US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
1954  1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, NM
1954  1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, NYC
1954  Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England
1954  1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City
1954  1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico
1954  U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
1954  U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins
1953  25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
1953  Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City
1953  25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper & Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)
1953  Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC
1951  Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny," published
1950  City College of NY defeats Bradley to win the NIT
1950  5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
1950  City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT
1950  5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
1949  1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1949  1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn
1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City
1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC
1947  Belgian government of Spaak, forms
1947  Belgian govt of Spaak, forms
1947  Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan
1946  Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of U.S.S.R.
1946  Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts
1946  Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique & Runion become overseas depts
1946  Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as president of USSR
1945  U.S. Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure
1945  800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan
1945  Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities
1945  British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)
1945  Hitler orders all German factories destroyed
1945  US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure
1944  Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London
1943  Airship Canadian Star torpedoed & sinks
1943  Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks
1942  Thoroughbred Racing Association of U.S. formed in Chicago
1942  Thoroughbred Racing Assn of US formed in Chicago
1942  Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty
1942  FDR orders men between 45 & 64 to register for non military duty
1941  Jimmy Dorsey & Orch record "Green Eyes" & "Maria Elena"
1941  Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena"
1940  Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt
1940  French govt of Daladier, falls
1940  French government of Daladier, falls
1938  Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes
1937  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Divini redemptoris against communism
1931  Nevada legalizes gambling
1930  Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi
1928  "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1928  "Amos & Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago)
1927  Bloody battles between communists and nazis in Berlin
1927  Bloody battles between communists & nazis in Berlin
1925  Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop
1920  U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
1920  US Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy)
1918  Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1918  S Potter becomes 1st US pilot to shoot down a German seaplane
1918  S. Potter becomes 1st U.S. pilot to shoot down a German seaplane
1918  Congress authorizes time zones & approves daylight saving time
1917  US Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees
1917  U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-hr work day for railroad employees
1915  Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)
1914  Stanley Cup: Tor Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Vict Capitals (PCHA) in 3 game
1907  18.8 cm precipitation at Lewer's Ranch, Nevada (state record)
1906  Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich
1897  Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game
1895  Los Angeles Railway established to provide streetcar service
1892  3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng v SA (Cape Town)
1892  3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng vs. SA (Cape Town)
1885  Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Sask
1885  Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional govt, Sask
1883  Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes
1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match
1870  The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan
1866  Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die
1865  Battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC
1864  Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris
1859  Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris
1831  1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)
1831  1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)
1822  Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city
1822  Boston, Mass incorporated as a city
1803  Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar
1799  Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna
1799  Joseph Haydn's "Die Schpfung," premieres in Vienna
1775  Poland & Prussia sign trade agreement
1775  4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy)
1775  Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement
1748  English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US
1702  James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England
1682  Nationally Council accept independence of French church
1644  200 members of Peking imperial family/court commit suicide
1628  Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen
1571  Spanish troops occupy Manila
1563  Peace of Amboise: Rights for Huguenots
1540  Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"
1524  Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas
1452  Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor
1227  Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX


These people died on March 19


1997  Willem De Kooning, artists (Abstract), dies of Alzheimer at 92
1996  William Hutchinson Murray, mountaineer/author, dies at 83
1996  Christopher John Magenis Headington, musician, dies at 65
1995  Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at 83
1995  Gerard Tebroke, 5/10 km-dasher, dies at 45
1995  Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (Literature), dies at 85
1994  Jose Coronel Urtecho, poet, dies at 87
1994  Giuseppe Diana, Italian anti-mafia priest, murdered
1993  Barend P Tammeling, journalist (Trouw, Peek on the North), dies at 58
1993  Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at 30
1992  Cesare Danova, actor (Tentacles, Viva Las Vegas), dies at 66
1991  Sunday Wilshin, actor (Murder by Rope), dies at 86
1991  Ron Pagano, dies after lengthy illness at 37
1991  John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies
1987  Tony Stratton-Smith, journalist/record co CEO (Charisma), dies at 53
1987  Louis Broglie, French physicist (Nobel 1929), dies at 94
1987  Emile Meyer, actor (Young Jesse James, Lineup), dies
1987  Arch Oboler, radio writer (Lights Out), dies at 77
1982  Randy Rhoads, heavy metal guitarist (Ozzy Osbourne), air crash at 25
1979  Richard Beckinsale, actor (Doing Time, Porridge, Lovers), dies at 31
1979  Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65
1976  Paul Kossoff, rock guitarist (Free), dies of heart failure at 25
1976  George Sklavos, composer, dies at 87
1975  John A DeMott, dies at 63
1974  Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51
1974  Edward Platt, actor (Chief-Get Smart), dies at 58
1974  Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist/daughter of Otto K, dies at 70
1971  Mary Dorna, Dutch author, dies at 79
1971  Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82
1969  Theodor Schaefer, composer, dies at 65
1961  Edric Cundell, composer, dies at 68
1958  Vernon Ransford, cricketer (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies
1954  Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71
1951  H Zur Mhlen, writer, dies
1950  Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74
1947  Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52
1946  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35
1945  Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed
1943  Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75
1940  Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54
1937  Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet, commits suicide at 58
1936  John Larkin IV, actor/writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63
1934  Anthony J Block, lawyer (Dutch strafproces), dies at 66
1930  Arthur J Balfour, British theologist/premier (1902-05), dies at 81
1924  Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer/author, dies at 71
1918  Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73
1913  John Thomas, composer, dies at 87
1907  Thomas Bailey Aldrich, US writer (Stillwater Tragedy), dies at 70
1905  Makar Grigori Ekmalyan, composer, dies at 49
1898  Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet, dies at 26
1897  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia), dies at 87
1893  Karel Komzak, composer, dies at 69
1884  Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54
1876  Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75
1869  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (triangulatie), dies at 64
1866  Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57
1862  F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73
1850  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87
1845  George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56
1811  Frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65
1797  Philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58
1796  Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33
1782  Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59
1782  Louis-Henry Paisible, composer, dies at 33
1721  Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71
1702  Willem III Henry, [Dutch William], king of England/Scot, dies at 51
1687  Rene-Robert Cavelier La Salle, Fren explorer (Louisiana), killed at 43
1644  Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide
1638  Paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66
1635  Pieter Christiaensz Bor, Dutch historian, dies
1556  Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70
1263  Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies
 

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