Historical Events
1955 – KC Athletic’s 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
1969 – Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1981 – 10,000 copper workers in Chile strike
1982 – Launch of STS-3-Lousma and Fullerton [03/23]
1983 – Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
2012 – TV political comedy “Veep” created by Armando Iannucci, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Anna Chlumsky premieres on HBO
Famous Birthdays
1927 – Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2016)
1931 – Simon “Siem” Vroom, Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries), born in Beemster, Noord-Holland (d. 1985)
1931 – Bruce Dickson, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1963 – Sean Lock, British comedian and actor (British Comedy Award, 2000), born in Chertsey, Surrey
1967 – Sherri Shepherd, American comedian and actress
1971 – Milos Holan, Bilovec Cze, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
Famous Deaths
1941 – Arthur Briscoe, cricketer (South African batsman in 2 Tests), dies
1967 – Tom Conway, Russian actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62
1983 – Earl “Fatha” Hines, American jazz pianist and bandleader (Deep Forest), dies at 79
1985 – Paul H. Emmett, American chemical engineer (b. 1900)
2003 – Martha Griffiths, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1912)
2013 – Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from a heart attack at 72