Historical Events
1800 - Weber's opera "Das Waldmadchen" premieres in Freiburg
1926 - KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions
1966 - 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)
1974 - 2 truck hijackers freed (3/3/1974)
1977 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1993 - End of world, according to Ukrainian sect White Brotherhood
Famous Birthdays
1824 - Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist
1900 - Cornelius Kee, composer
1927 - Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor (La Scala)
1943 - Richard Tee, US pianist (Stuff, Strokin')
1944 - Dan Glickman, (Rep-D-KS, 1977- )
1983 - Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
Famous Deaths
1571 - Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48
1807 - Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea], Mohawk leader, dies at 64
1870 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (b. 1846)
1890 - August Belmont, Sr., Prussian-born financier (b. 1816)
1944 - EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies
1959 - Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player (b. 1883)
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