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| March 13th |
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| About March 13th is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 293 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1855 - Percival Lowell, astronomer, helped discover Pluto 1913 - William J. Casey, CIA Director (1981 to 1987) 1918 - George McAfee, Hall of Fame running back 1942 - Scatman John, jazz musician, poet 1950 - William H. Macy, actor (Pleasantville, Fargo) 1957 - John Hoeven, U.S. Senator (North Dakota) 1960 - Adam Clayton, musician, bassist (U2) 1964 - Will Clark, former professional baseball player 1976 - Danny Masterson, actor (That '70s Show) 1981 - April Matson, actress, singer (Kyle XY) 1984 - Rachael Bella, actress (The Ring) 1985 - Emile Hirsch, actor (Into The Wild) Deaths 1901 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. President 1906 - Susan B. Anthony, civil rights leader 1911 - John J. Toffey, U.S. Army officer, Medal of Honor award winner 1938 - Clarence Darrow, lawyer, civil rights activist Events 1781 - Hanoverian astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. 1877 - Chester Greenwood is awarded a patent for the earmuff. 1911 - In Flint v. Stone Tracy Co the U.S. Supreme Court rules that it's legal for corporations to have their income taxed. 1933 - United States Banks begin to re-open after President Franklin D. Roosevelt had declared a "bank holiday". 1969 - Apollo 9 returned safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. 1986 - Microsoft has its initial public stock offering, beginning a historic rise for the company. 2002 - The first celebrity boxing is shown on Fox television that includes Paula Jones vs. Tonya Harding. 2004 - Luciano Pavarotti gives his final opera performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. 2008 - Gold prices surpass the $1,000 mark on the New York Mercantile Exchange for the first time. |
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