Today in History for 21st March 2014

Historical Events

1941 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title

1942 - Heavy German assault on Malta

1947 - Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, NZ v England at Christchurch

1954 - KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1971 - WCPB TV channel 28 in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1986 - Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) and 3 km (4:18.02)

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Famous Birthdays

1854 - Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893)

1939 - Martha Hudson, Eastman Ga, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1960)

1960 - Robert Sweet, American drummer

1964 - Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star

1968 - DJ Premier (Preemo), hip hop producer

1968 - Samantha Leah Dorman, Lakeland Fla, playmate (Sept, 1991)

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Famous Deaths

1181 - Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)

1810 - Philippe-Joseph van den Berghe graaf Limmighe, Brabants ships, dies

1969 - Gerhart Fritsch, writer, dies at 44

1970 - Manolis Chiotis, Greek songwriter and musician (b. 1920)

1986 - August de Boodt, Belgian politician, dies at 90

2005 - Barney Martin, American actor (b. 1923)

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