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March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 285 days remaining until the end of the year.

Common date of the Equinox. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle In astrology, March 21 the day of the Equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Aries, the ram, is the first Astrological sign in the Zodiac. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year; and International Astrology Day. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by Astrologers and Astrology

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Serbs settle in the Balkans having been invited by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius Heraclius, or Herakleios (Flavius Heraclius Augustus;) (c 575 - February 11, 641) was a Byzantine Emperor, who ruled the East The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which by a Christian tradition are believed to be from the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 717 - Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. Events By Place Europe March 21 — The Battle of Vincy is fought between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. The Battle of Vincy (Vincy is now called Les Rues-des-Vignes) was fought at Vincy, near Cambrai, in the modern département of Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (d731 was the Mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715
• 1188 - Accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō) ( December 22, 1178 &ndash April 24, 1185) was the 81st emperor
• 1413 - Henry V becomes King of England. Henry V (16 September 1386 &ndash 31 August 1422 was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1556 - In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Execution by burning has a long history as a method of Punishment for Crimes such as Treason, Heresy and Witchcraft
• 1788 - A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• 1800 - With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Pope Pius VII, OSB (August 14 1740&mdashAugust 20 1823 born Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was Pope from March 14 1800 to August The Papal Coronation is the ceremony in which a new Pope is crowned as earthly head of the Roman Catholic Church, sovereign of Vatican City Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, or in Latin as the ' Triregnum', and in Italian as the ' Triregno', is the three-tiered Papier-mâché ( French for 'chewed-up paper' because of its appearance sometimes called paper-mâché, is a construction material that consists of pieces of
• 1801 - The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The Egyptian city of Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleon 's expedition of 1798. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Nicopolis (Νικόπολις city of victory) or Actia Nicopolis was an ancient city of Epirus, founded 31 BC by Octavian in memory This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1804 - Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Napoleonic Code, or Code Napoléon (originally called the Code civil des Français) is the French Civil code, established under This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Civil law or Romano-Germanic law or Continental law is the predominant system of law in the world.
• 1821 - First revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The monastery of Agia Lavra was built in 961 AD on Helmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters and can be described as the symbolic birth-place of modern Greece Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman
• 1844 - The Bahá'í calendar begins. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Naw-Rúz in the Bahá'í Faith is one of nine holy days for adherents of the Bahá'í Faith worldwide and the first day of the Bahá'í calendar occurring
• 1844 - The original date predicted by William Miller for the return of Christ. William Miller (1782–1849 was an American Baptist Preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites.
• 1857 - An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1859 - Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated
• 1871 - Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, was the first Zoo in the United Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler
• 1871 - Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB, born John Rowlands ( January 28 1841 &ndash May 10 1904) was a British journalist Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society
• 1913 - Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster in
• 1918 - World War I: Second Battle of the Somme begins. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All During the First World War, the Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought on the Western Front from the end of the summer in the basin of
• 1928 - Charles Lindbergh is presented the Medal of Honor for his first trans-Atlantic flight. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 1933 - Construction of Dachau, the first Nazi Germany concentration camp, is completed. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1935 - Shah Reza Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran, which means 'Land of the Aryans'. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shah is an Iranian term for a Monarch (leader that has been adopted in many other languages For the Afghan serial killer see Reza Khan (Taliban. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Aryan is an English word derived from the Sanskrit " Ārya " meaning "noble" or "honorable"
• 1937 - Ponce Massacre: 18 people and a 7-yr-old girl in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed PR Governor, Blanton C. Winship. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ponce Massacre is a violent chapter in the History of Puerto Rico. Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} General Blanton C Winship (1869&mdash1947 was a Military lawyer and veteran of both the Spanish-American war and World War I.
• 1943 - Massacre of the town of Kalavryta, Greece by German Nazi troops. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1945 - World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Mandalay is the second largest city and the last royal capital of Burma (Myanmar and is the economic and cultural hub of Upper Burma Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
• 1952 - Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland Ohio on March 21, 1952. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• 1960 - Apartheid: Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sharpeville Massacre, also known as the Sharpeville shootings, occurred on March 21, 1960, when South African police began shooting on a crowd The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1963 - Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento
• 1964 - In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"). Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest " Non ho l'età " ( I'm not old enough) was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964.
• 1965 - Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9 which is the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Ranger program was a series of Unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact Trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact A space probe is a scientific Space exploration mission in which a Robotic spacecraft leaves the Gravity well of Earth and approaches the
• 1965 - Martin Luther King Jr leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Selma is a city in and the County seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U
• 1968 - Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. al-Karameh (or simply Karameh) ( is a town in Jordan, near the Allenby Bridge which spans the Jordan River. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير
• 1970 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earth Day is one of two Observances both held annually during spring in the Northern hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern hemisphere. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government For the current California politician (Joseph Alioto's grandson see Joe Alioto Veronese.
• 1970 - Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports. Vinko Bogataj (born 1950 is a former ski jumper from Slovenia who became noted on US Television in the 1970s for a moment of spectacular failure Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998
• 1980 - US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving
• 1980 - On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase "Who Shot JR?"
• 1985 - Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 John Ross Ewing Jr, more commonly known as JR Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, was a nefarious figure on the hit CBS television series Dallas A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans Rick Hansen, CC, OBC, LLD (honoris causa, DLitt (honoris causa (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian The spinal cord is a long thin tubular bundle of Nerves that is an extension of the Central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected
• 1989 - Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• 1990 - Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1998 - Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland.
• 1999 - Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Dr Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss Psychiatrist and balloonist. Brian Jones (born 27 March 1947 in Bristol, England) is an English balloonist. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology
• 2002 - In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh ( احمد عمر سعید شیخ) (sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed, or by the alias "Mustafa Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Daniel Pearl ( October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American Journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in
• 2002 - British schoolgirl Amanda Dowler is abducted in broad daylight on her way home from Heathside School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Amanda Jane "Milly" Dowler ( 25 June 1988 &ndash c 21 March 2002) was an English Schoolgirl who was In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment Heathside School is a comprehensive Technology College for students aged 11&ndash18 situated in Brooklands Lane Weybridge Surrey. Walton-On-Thames is a Town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.
• 2004 - In Malaysia, the 11^th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and A federal republic is a Federation of States with a republican form of government A state is a political association with effective Sovereignty over a geographic Area and representing a Population. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. Barisan Nasional ( National Front or BN) is a major political Coalition in Malaysia.
• 2006 - Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Dubayy in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport join together and riot, causing $1M in damage. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Burj Dubai ( برج دبي "Dubai Tower" is a Skyscraper under construction in the Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Dubai International Airport (مطار دبي الدولي is an international Airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates

Births

• 1521 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. Maurice I Elector of Saxony (b Freiberg, March 21, 1521 &ndash d 1553)
• 1527 - Hermann Finck, German composer (d. Hermann Finck ( 21 March 1527 - 28 December 1558) was a German Composer. 1558)
• 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" 1750)
• 1713 - Francis Lewis, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Francis Lewis ( March 21, 1713 &ndash December 30, 1803) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence 1803)
• 1763 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Paul ( 21 March, 1763 &mdash 14 November, 1825) born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Writer, 1825)
• 1768 - Joseph Fourier, French mathematician (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier ( March 21, 1768 &ndash May 16, 1830) was a French Mathematician and Physicist 1830)
• 1801 - Maria Theresa of Tuscany, Queen of Sardinia (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Princess Maria Theresa of Tuscany Archduchess of Austria Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, in Italian Maria Teresa Francesca Giuseppa Giovanna Benedicta in German 1855)
• 1806 - Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman and national hero (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benito Pablo Juárez García (benit̪o paβ̞lo xwaɾes gaɾsia ( March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian 1872)
• 1811 - Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nathaniel Woodard ( 21 March, 1811 - 25 April, 1891) was a priest in the Church of England. 1891)
• 1835 - Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Hayward (born 21 March 1835 at Chatteris in Cambridgeshire died 21 July 1876 at Cambridge was a Cambridgeshire and 18976)
• 1839 - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Russian composer (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский Modest Petrovič Musorgskij) ( March 21 March 9 1839 &ndash March 1881)
• 1854 - Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Alexander ("Alick" or "Alec" Chalmers Bannerman (21 March 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales - 19 September 1924 in Sydney 1924)
• 1863 - George Owen Squier, American inventor and Major General in U. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Major General George Owen Squier ( March 21, 1863 - March 24, 1934) was born in Dryden Michigan, United States S. Signal Corp(d. 1934)
• 1869 - Florenz Ziegfeld, theater producer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Florenz Ziegfeld Jr ( March 21, 1869 &ndash July 22, 1932) called Flo Ziegfeld, was an American Broadway 1932)
• 1876 - John Tewksbury, American athlete (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury ( March 21, 1876 - April 25, 1968) was an American track and field athlete. 1968)
• 1880 - Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, American actor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Broncho Billy Anderson ( March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor writer director and producer who is best 1971)
• 1885 - Pierre Renoir, French stage and film actor and director (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Born Pierre Renoir Jr ( March 21 1885, Paris – March 11 1952, Paris – French stage and film actor and director 1952)
• 1895 - Zlatko Baloković, Croatian violinist (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Zlatko Baloković ( March 21, 1895 - March 29 1965) was a Croatian violinist 1955)
• 1901 - Karl Arnold, German politician (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Karl Arnold ( March 21, 1901 &ndash June 29, 1958) was a German politician 1958)
• 1902 - Son House, American musician (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eddie James "Son" House Jr ( March 21 1902 – October 19 1988) was an American Blues singer and Guitarist 1988)
• 1904 - Forrest Mars Sr., American candymaker (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 1999)
• 1904 - Nikolaos Skalkottas, Greek composer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nikos Skalkottas (Nίκος Σκαλκώτας ( 21 March, 1904 &ndash 19 September, 1949) was one of 1949)
• 1906 - Jim Thompson, American designer and businessman
• 1910 - M S Khan, Bangladeshi intellectual (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Harrison Wilson "Jim" Thompson (born March 21, 1906 in Greenville, Delaware - unknown was an American Businessman Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Muhammad Siddiq Khan (মুহাম্মদ সিদ্দীক খান or M ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially 1978)
• 1913 - George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Abecassis DFC (born in Chertsey, Surrey, March 21, 1913 - died in Ibstone, Nr 1991)
• 1913 - Heinz "Pritzl" Bär, German fighter pilot (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Colonel Heinz (Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär ( 21 March 1913 – 28 April 1957) was a German Luftwaffe A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed 1957)
• 1914 - Paul Tortelier, French cellist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paul Tortelier ( March 21, 1914 - December 18, 1990) was a French cellist and Composer. 1990)
• 1920 - Georg Ots, Estonian singer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Georg Ots ( 21 March 1920, Petrograd current St Petersburg, Russia – 5 September 1975, Tallinn, Estonian 1975)
• 1920 - Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and song writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Manolis Chiotis (Greek Μανώλης Χιώτης was a famous Greek Rebetiko composer singer and Bouzouki player The bouzouki ( gr το μπουζούκι pl. τα μπουζούκια (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern 1970)
• 1921 - Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Arthur Grumiaux ( March 21, 1921 &ndash October 16, 1986) was a Belgian Violinist who was also proficient in Piano. 1986)
• 1922 - Russ Meyer, American film director and producer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Russell Albion Meyer ( March 21, 1922 &ndash September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and 2004)
• 1923 - Philip Abbott, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Abbott ( Mar 21 1923, Lincoln Nebraska - Feb 23 1998, Tarzana California) was an American 1998)
• 1923 - Shri Mataji Nirmala Srivastava, Founder of Sahaja Yogav
• 1925 - Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Nirmala Srivastava (more widely known as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi) is the founder of Sahaja Yoga, a New religious movement. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Koblet ( March 21, 1925 – November 6, 1964) was a Swiss champion Cyclist. 1964)
• 1925 - Peter Brook, British film director and producer
• 1927 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician
• 1929 - Maurice Catarcio, wrestler
• 1930 - James Coco, actor (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH, CBE (born 21 March 1925) is a British theatre and Film director and innovator Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German Politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Catarcio ( March 21 1929 &ndash May 12 2005) competed in the then World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960 Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Coco ( March 21, 1930 - February 25, 1987) was an American Character actor. 1987)
• 1932 - Walter Gilbert, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1932 - Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor
• 1933 - Michael Heseltine, English politician
• 1934 - Al Freeman, Jr., American actor
• 1935 - Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American physicist, biochemist, and Molecular biology pioneer The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Joseph Silverstein (born March 21, 1932) is an American Violinist and conductor. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933 is a Welsh -born British businessman and Conservative Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Cornelius "Al" Freeman Jr (born March 21, 1934, in San Antonio Texas) is an African-American Actor and director Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Howard Clough, OBE ( 21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football 2004)
• 1936 - Ed Broadbent, Canadian politician
• 1936 - Mike Westbrook, British jazz composer, bandleader and pianist
• 1940 - Solomon Burke, American singer
• 1942 - Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Edward "Ed" Broadbent PC, CC (born March 21, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Social Michael John David 'Mike' Westbrook (born March 21, 1936 in High Wycombe) is a highly successful British Jazz Pianist, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Solomon Burke (born March 21 1940) is an American Grammy Award -winning Singer / Songwriter. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Françoise Dorléac ( March 21, 1942 – June 26, 1967) was a popular French actress. 1967)
• 1943 - Vivian Stanshall, English musician, artist, actor, writer, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by 1995)
• 1943 - István Gyulai, Hungarian General Secretary of the IAAF (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 István Gyulai ( Budapest, March 21, 1943, – Monte Carlo, March 12, 2006) was a former Hungarian television The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. 2006)
• 1943 - Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
• 1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
• 1945 - Rose Stone, American musician (Sly & the Family Stone)
• 1946 - Timothy Dalton, British actor
• 1949 - Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic
• 1949 - Eddie Money, American musician
• 1950 - Roger Hodgson, English musician, former member of Supertramp
• 1951 - Russell Thompkins Jr, American singer (The Stylistics)
• 1956 - Guy Chadwick, English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (The House of Love)
• 1956 - Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
• 1958 - Sabrina Le Beauf, American actress
• 1958 - Gary Oldman, English actor
• 1959 - Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
• 1959 - Sarah Jane Morris, English Singer
• 1960 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver and three-time F1 World Champion (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hartmut Haenchen (born March 21, 1943, Dresden) is a German orchestra conductor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie-Christine Barrault (born 21 March 1944 is an Oscar -nominated French Actress. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rose Stone (or Rosie Stone, born Rosemary Stewart, March 21 1945, in Vallejo California) is an African-American Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco California. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slavoj Žižek (ˈslavoj ˈʒiʒɛk (born 21 March 1949) is a Post-Marxist Sociologist, Philosopher, and Cultural critic Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 21 1949) is an American rock Singer-songwriter who found success in Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson, born 21 March 1950, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England is a British Vocalist See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s The Stylistics were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Chadwick (born 21 March 1956 in Hanover, Germany) is the Guitarist and Vocalist with The House of Love. The House of Love are an English rock band initially active between 1986 and 1993 Ingrid Kristiansen née Christensen (born March 21, 1956 in Trondheim, Norway) was one of the best female long distance runners Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sabrina Le Beauf (born March 21, 1958 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American actress Gary Leonard Oldman (born 21 March 1958 is an English actor writer director, producer, Voice-over artist and occasional Musician who The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Video game music Composer and Musician, best known for scoring numerous Final Fantasy titles Sarah Jane Morris ( 21 March 1959, Southampton, England) is a Pop music, Jazz, rock and R&B Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One 1994)
• 1960 - Robert Sweet, American drummer
• 1961 - Shawn Lane, American guitar virtuoso (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Robert Lee Sweet (born March 21, 1960 in Lynwood California) is the Drummer of the Christian metal band Stryper. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shawn Lane ( March 21, 1963 &ndash September 26, 2003) was an American Musician. 2003)
• 1961 - Lothar Matthäus, German footballer
• 1962 - Matthew Broderick, American actor
• 1962 - Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress
• 1962 - Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher
• 1962 - Mark Waid, American comic book writer
• 1963 - Shawon Dunston, baseball player
• 1963 - Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and football manager
• 1964 - Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star
• 1964 - Jesper Skibby, Danish professional cyclist
• 1965 - Xavier Bertrand, French politician
• 1967 - Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
• 1967 - Adrian Chiles, British television and radio presenter
• 1967 - Maxim Reality, British MC (The Prodigy)
• 1968 - DJ Premier (Preemo), hip hop producer
• 1969 - Ali Daei, Iranian footballer
• 1972 - Chris Candido, professional wrestler (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born March 21, 1961) is a German former football player and now manager currently managing Israeli club Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and comedienne. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shawon Donnell Dunston (born March 21, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Shortstop and right-handed batter in Major League Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ahmad Radhi Amaiesh ( احمد راضي عماش) is a former Iraqi football player and a current Politician. Jesper Skibby was born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark. He was a professional rider in Road bicycle racing, and one of the most Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Xavier Bertrand (born March 21, 1965 in Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne) is a French politician Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jonas Berggren, aka Joker (born Jonas Petter Berggren 21 March 1967, in Göteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish musician Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967 in Hagley, Worcestershire England) is an English television and radio presenter Keith Palmer (born 21 March, 1967, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) best known as Maxim is a Vocalist/MC The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali Daei, ( pronounced dɑːjiː}} nicknamed '''''Shahriar''''' [{{IPA|ʃæhrijɑːr}} meaning The king, born March 21 1969 in Ardabil, Iran Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating 2005)
• 1973 - Ananda Lewis, American model and television personality
• 1973 - Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
• 1973 - Jerry Supiran, American actor
• 1974 - Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
• 1974 - Laura Allen, American actress
• 1975 - Fabricio Oberto, Argentine basketball player
• 1975 - Justin Pierce, British actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ananda Lewis (born March 21 1973 in San Diego California) is an American. Stuart Nethercott (born 21 March, 1973 in Ilford, Essex) is an English professional football player currently player/manager for Maldon Jerry Michael Supiran (born March 21 1973 is an American Child actor of the 1980s Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. José Clayton Menezes Ribeiro (born March 21, 1974 in São Luís, Brazil) is a Brazilian- Tunisian football left-back Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American Actress. Biography Early life Laura Allen was born at Portland Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (born March 21 1975 in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine professional Basketball player Justin Charles Pierce ( March 21, 1975 - July 14, 2000) was an English-American Actor and professional skateboarder 2000)
• 1975 - Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
• 1978 - Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist
• 1978 - Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Mark James Williams MBE (born 21 March, 1975, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21 1978) is an American dancer, Rapper, Fashion model, and Actor Charmaine Dragun (drægʌn ( 21 March 1978 &ndash 2 November 2007) was an Australian broadcast journalist and presenter 2007)
• 1978 - Cristian Guzmán, baseball player
• 1978 - Rani Mukherjee, Indian actress
• 1980 - Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier
• 1980 - Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazilian international footballer
• 1980 - Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer (Sum41)
• 1982 - Aaron Hill, American baseball player
• 1982 - Colin Turkington, British racing driver
• 1985 - Adrian Peterson, American Football player
• 1988 - Lee Cattermole, English footballer
• 1990 - Mandy Capristo, German Singer (Monrose)
• 2004 - Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

Deaths

• 1076 - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cristian Antonio Guzmán (born March 21, 1978 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Baseball player who plays Rani Mukerji (রাণী মুখার্জী रानी मुखर्जी born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian Film actress Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Marit Bjørgen (born March 21 1980 in Trondheim) is a cross country skier from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Deryck Jason Whibley Besides his musical career he has worked on occasion as an actor Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Aaron Walter Hill (born on March 21, 1982 in Visalia California) is a Major League Baseball player and second-baseman for the Toronto Blue Colin Henry Turkington (born 21 March 1982 in Portadown) is an Northern Irish Auto racing driver Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985 in Palestine Texas. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Lee Barry Cattermole (born 21 March 1988 in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside) is an English professional footballer who currently Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Mandy Grace Capristo (born March 21, 1990 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg) is an Italian-[[Germany German]] Singer Monrose is an ECHO Award -nominated German all-female pop band first established in 2006. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Robert I Capet (1011 &ndash March 21 1076) was Duke of Burgundy between 1032 to his death 1011)
• 1181 - Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. was a general of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first Samurai -dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts 1118)
• 1306 - Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. Robert II of Burgundy (1248 &ndash March 21 1306) was Duke of Burgundy between 1271 and 1306 inheriting the title from his brother Eudes of Burgundy 1248)
• 1487 - Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. Saint Nicholas of Flüe (Niklaus von Flüe (1417 &ndash March 21, 1487) was a Swiss Hermit and ascetic who is the Patron saint of 1417)
• 1556 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (burned at the stake) (b. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1489)
• 1617 - Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. Pocahontas (c 1595 – March 21 1617 was a Native American woman who married an Englishman John Rolfe, and became a celebrity in London in the last year of her c. 1595)
• 1656 - James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (b. James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher) (4 January 1581–21 March 1656 was Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland 1581)
• 1676 - Henri Sauval, French historian (b. Henri Sauval ( 1623 - 21 March 1676) was a French Historian. Son of an advocate in the Parlement, he was born in 1623)
• 1729 - John Law, Scottish economist (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Law (usually pronounced Jean Lass by contemporary French ( bap 1671)
• 1734 - Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Wodrow ( 1679 - March 21, 1734) Scottish Historian, was born at Glasgow, being a son of James Wodrow professor 1679)
• 1751 - Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Heinrich Zedler ( January 7, 1706 March 21, 1751) was the publisher of a German Encyclopedia, the Grosses Universal-Lexicon 1706)
• 1762 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille ( March 15, 1713 &ndash March 21, 1762) was a French Astronomer. 1713)
• 1772 - Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French cartographer (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 &ndash 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer and cartographer 1703)
• 1795 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Arduino ( October 16, 1714 &ndash March 21, 1795) was an Italian Geologist who is known as the "Father of 1714)
• 1801 - Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Andrea Luca Luchesi ( May 23, 1741 - March 21, 1801) was an Italian composer. 1741)
• 1804 - Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien (executed) (b. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Condé duc d'Enghien (pronounced /dɑ̃ɡɛ̃/ the i is silent ( August 2, 1772 &ndash March 21, 1804) was 1772)
• 1843 - Robert Southey, English poet (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Southey ( August 12, 1774 &ndash March 21, 1843) was an English Poet of the Romantic school one 1774)
• 1843 - Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guadalupe Victoria, born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix ( September 29, 1786 - March 21, 1843) was a Mexican The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1786)
• 1850 - Miguel Pedrorena, American settler
• 1863 - Edwin Vose Sumner, American Civil War general (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Miguel Telesford Pedrorena or Miguel de Pedrorena (c 1808&ndash March 21, 1850) was an early settler of San Diego California Pedroena Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edwin Vose Sumner (January 30 1797 &ndash March 21 1863 was a United States Army officer who became a major general and the oldest field commander 1797)
• 1881 - Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Courtauld ( 1793 - 22 March 1881) was an American -born industrialist and Unitarian, chiefly remembered as the driving force 1793)
• 1884 - Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ezra Abbot ( April 28, 1819, Jackson Maine &ndash March 21, 1884, Cambridge Massachusetts) was an American biblical 1819)
• 1910 - Nadar, French photographer (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1820)
• 1915 - Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederick Winslow Taylor ( 20 March 1856 &ndash 21 March 1915) widely known as F 1856)
• 1934 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franz Schreker ( March 23, 1878 &ndash March 21, 1934) was an Austrian Composer and conductor. 1878)
• 1936 - Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (Александр Константинович Глазунов Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov; Glazounov Glasunow &ndash 21 March 1865)
• 1945 - Artur Nebe, German SS officer {b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar 1894)
• 1951 - Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Joseph Willem Mengelberg ( 28 March 1871 &ndash 21 March 1951) was a Dutch conductor. 1871)
• 1958 - Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1923)
• 1970 - Manolis Chiotis, Greek songwriter and musician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolis Chiotis (Greek Μανώλης Χιώτης was a famous Greek Rebetiko composer singer and Bouzouki player 1920)
• 1975 - Joe Medwick, baseball player (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Michael Medwick ( November 24, 1911 &ndash March 21, 1975) nicknamed "Ducky" was an American player in Major 1911)
• 1980 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Peter Stoner ( June 16 1888 &ndash March 21, 1980) was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College 1888)
• 1984 - Shauna Grant, American actress (suicide) (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Shauna Grant (born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 30, 1963 – March 23, 1984) was an American Nude model and 1963)
• 1985 - Sir Michael Redgrave, English actor (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and 1908)
• 1987 - Dean Paul Martin, American musician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Dean Paul Martin ( November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American 1951)
• 1987 - Robert Preston, American actor (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Robert Preston ( June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor. 1918)
• 1991 - Leo Fender, American guitar manufacturer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Clarence Leonidas Fender ( August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991) also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who 1909)
• 1992 - John Ireland, Canadian film actor and director (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) John Benjamin Ireland ( January 30, 1914 &ndash March 21, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Actor and sometime Film 1914)
• 1992 - Natalie Sleeth, American composer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Natalie Allyn Sleeth (born as Natalie Allyn Wakeley on October 29, 1930 &ndash died March 21, 1992) was an American 1930)
• 1994 - Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Edward Macdonald Carey ( March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American Actor, best known for his role as the Patriarch 1913)
• 1994 - Dack Rambo, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norman "Dack" Rambo ( November 13 1941, Earlimart California – March 21 1994, Delano California) was an 1941)
• 1994 - Lili Damita, French actress (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lili Damita ( July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French film actress 1904)
• 1997 - W. V. Awdry, English children's writer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, ( 15 June 1911 &ndash 21 March 1997) better known as the Reverend W 1911)
• 1998 - Galina Ulanova, Russian prima ballerina assoluta (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova (Галина Сергеевна Уланова 8 January 1910 ( O 1910)
• 1999 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ernest Wiseman OBE ( 27 November 1925 &ndash 21 March 1999) better known by his stage name of Ernie Wise, was an 1925)
• 2001 - Chung Ju-yung, Korean industrialist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Chung Ju-yung ( November 25 1915 — March 21 2001) was along with his brothers the founder of Hyundai Group, at one time 1915)
• 2001 - Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Norma MacMillan (b 15 September 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia - d 1921)
• 2001 - Anthony Steel, English actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Anthony Maitland Steel ( 21 May 1920 – 21 March 2001) was an English Actor. 1920)
• 2002 - Herman Talmadge, American politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Herman Eugene Talmadge ( August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an American politician who served as Governor of the 1913)
• 2003 - Umar Wirahadikusumah, Fourth Vice President of Indonesia (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Umar Wirahadikusumah ( Situraja, Sumedang Regency, West Java, 10 October 1924 - Jakarta, 21 March 2003 1924)
• 2004 - Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ludmilla Tchérina ( 10 October 1924 - 21 March 2004) was an internationally-famous Ballet Dancer and Actress 1924)
• 2005 - Barney Martin, American actor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barney Martin ( March 3 1923 &ndash March 21 2005) was an American Actor. 1923)
• 2005 - Bobby Short, American singer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short ( September 15, 1924 &ndash March 21, 2005) was an American Cabaret singer and 1924)
• 2007 - Drew Hayes, American writer & graphic artist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Drew Hayes ( Lawrence Andrew Hayes, 20 July 1969 – 21 March 2007) was a Writer and Graphic artist who is best 1969)
• 2007 - Sven O. Høiby, the father of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sven Olav Bjarte Høiby ( November 14 1936 – March 21 2007) was the father of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway 1936)
• 2007 - Kevin Whitrick, first British man to commit suicide on a live chatroom (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Neil Whitrick ( August 17, 1964 - March 21, 2007) was a British citizen and an Electrical engineer. 1964)

Holidays and observances

• Astrology: First day of star sign Aries. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems Aries, the ram, is the first Astrological sign in the Zodiac. (International Astrology Day)
• Traditional date of vernal equinox, used for reckoning Easter. International Astrology Day (most often observed on either March 20 or March 21) is an annual observance/holiday celebrated by Astrologers and Astrology An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. The real equinox varies between years. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle
• Persian (Iranian) New Year's Day (Nowruz): (also celebrated in many other countries of Asia) Iranian calendar
• Naw-Rúz - Holy day for adherents of the Bahá'í Faith and first day of the Bahá'í calendar. Nowrūz ( /noruz/ ↔, (English New Day various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional Iranian New year Holiday celebrated The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical Naw-Rúz in the Bahá'í Faith is one of nine holy days for adherents of the Bahá'í Faith worldwide and the first day of the Bahá'í calendar occurring The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• Bahá'í Faith - End of the 19-day sunrise-to-sunset fast
• Bahá'í calendar- The first day of the first month, the month of Splendor
• Japan: Vernal Equinox Day (public holiday)
• China: Chunfen
• Namibia: Independence Day
• Australia: Harmony Day
• Poland: Truant's Day
• South Africa: Human Rights Day
• Benito Juárez Day, a Fiesta Patria in Mexico
• The third day of Quinquatria in ancient Rome, held in honor of Minerva
• Ostara - Neopagan festival of Ostara. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Nineteen-Day Fast ( March 2 - March 20) is a nineteen-day period of the year during which members of the Bahá'í Faith adhere to a sunrise-to-sunset The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Harmony Day is an event held across Australia on 21 March, coinciding with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Truancy is any intentional unauthorized absence from Compulsory schooling. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Human Rights Day' is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December. Benito Pablo Juárez García (benit̪o paβ̞lo xwaɾes gaɾsia ( March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian Fiestas Patrias (Patriotic Holidays in Mexico originated in the 19th century and are observed today as five public holidays. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. In Ancient Roman religious tradition the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to Minerva, celebrated on the 19 March. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities in digitisation, or MINERVA, is a European Union organization concerned with the digitisation of cultural and Ostara is a modern pagan festival Etymology The name Ostara goes back to Jacob Grimm, who in his Deutsche Mythologie Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical Ostara is a modern pagan festival Etymology The name Ostara goes back to Jacob Grimm, who in his Deutsche Mythologie
• World Poetry Day - UNESCO
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - United Nations
• World Down Syndrome Day
• Mother's Day in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. World Poetry Day is on March 21, and was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1999 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD is on 21 March. On this day Down syndrome organizations throughout the world organize and participate in events to raise public Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya
• St. Nicholas of Flue

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Nicholas of Flüe (Niklaus von Flüe (1417 &ndash March 21, 1487) was a Swiss Hermit and ascetic who is the Patron saint of

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