This Day In History

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March 14th

1743
The first town meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at Faneuil Hall.

1794
The cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney.

1883
Political philosopher Karl Marx died at age 64.

1889
German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his "Navigable Balloon"

1939
The Republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, soon to be occupied by the Nazis.

1950
The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list made its debut.

1958
Perry Como's single "Catch a Falling Star" became the first RIAA gold record.

1964
Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

1990
The Soviet Congress voted Mikhail Gorbachev into the newly-created and powerful position of president.

2009
The first Cigar Asylum HERF in Albany, New York was held at Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe.

Birthdays
76 Michael Caine Actor
76 Quincy Jones Record producer
70 Raymond J. Barry Actor
68 Wolfgang Petersen Director
64 Walt Parazaider Rock musician (Chicago)
63 Steve Kanaly Actor
61 Billy Crystal Actor, comedian
58 Jerry Greenfield Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
55 Adrian Zmed Actor
50 Tamara Tunie Actress ("Law & Order: SVU")
48 Penny Johnson Jerald Actress
43 Gary Anthony Williams Actor
41 Megan Follows Actress
30 Jake Fogelnest Actor
30 Chris Klein Actor ("American Pie" movies)
27 Kate Maberly Actress
26 Taylor Hanson Rock singer, musician (Hanson)
23 Jamie Bell Actor
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76 Albert Einstein 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955 German-American Nobel Prize-winning physicist
86 Lee Petty 3/14/1914 - 4/5/2000 American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s.
45 Kirby Puckett 3/14/1960 - 3/6/2006 Hall of fame baseball player

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1883
Political philosopher Karl Marx died at age 64.


1964
Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.


Birthdays
76 Michael Caine Actor


61 Billy Crystal Actor, comedian


76 Albert Einstein 3/14/1879 - 4/18/1955 German-American Nobel Prize-winning physicist

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1836 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin leaves Australia

1899 Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2

1903 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Rat Portage Thisles in 2 games

1908 Stanley Cup: Mont Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4

1916 Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun

1918 1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF

1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio

1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals

1967 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith

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March 15th

44 B.C.
On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus.

1493
Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first visit to the Western Hemisphere.

1776
South Carolina becomes the first American colony to declare its independence from Great Britain and set up its own government.

1820
Maine became the 23rd state.

1919
The American Legion was founded in Paris.

1937
The first hospital blood bank in the United States was established, in Chicago, at Cook County Hospital.

1977
The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.

1985
The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).

2004
Scientists reported the discovery of Sedna, the most distant object in the solar system.

Birthdays
74 Judd Hirsch Actor ("Taxi")
69 Phil Lesh Rock musician (Grateful Dead)
68 Mike Love Rock singer (The Beach Boys)
63 Howard Scott Rock musician (War)
55 Craig Wasson Actor
54 Dee Snider Rock singer (Twisted Sister)
54 nozero Cigar Asylum Inmate
52 Park Overall Actress ("Empty Nest")
48 Fabio Model
46 Bret Michaels Rock singer (Poison), reality tv personality
41 Mark McGrath Rock singer (Sugar Ray)
40 Kim Raver Actress ("24")
35 BP22 Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Andyman Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Eva Longoria Parker Actress ("Desperate Housewives")
34 will.i.am Rapper, musician (Black Eyed Peas)
32 Joseph Hahn DJ (Linkin Park)
30 Kevin Youkilis Baseball player
26 Sean Biggerstaff Actor ("Harry Potter" movies)
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78 Andrew Jackson 3/15/1767 - 6/8/1845 7th president of the United States (1829-37)

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1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio


1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals

March 15th

Birthdays
74 Judd Hirsch Actor ("Taxi")

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March 16th

1621
Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

1802
Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

1850
Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.

1915
The Federal Trade Commission was organized.

1926
The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.

1935
Adolf Hitler cancelled the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.

1963
"Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.

1968
The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.

1985
U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.

1988
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.

2005
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted actor Robert Blake of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. (A civil court jury later ordered Blake to pay $30 million to Bakley's four children.)

Birthdays
83 Jerry Lewis Actor, comedian
68 Chuck Woolery Game show host
67 Jerry Jeff Walker Country singer
62 Robin Williams Country singer
60 Erik Estrada Actor ("CHiPS")
60 Victor Garber Actor ("Alias")
58 Kate Nelligan Actress
55 Nancy Wilson Rock singer (Heart)
54 Isabelle Huppert Actress
53 Ozzie Newsome Football Hall of Famer
53 Clifton Powell Actor
50 Flavor Flav Rapper (Public Enemy)
46 Jimmy DeGrasso Rock musician (Megadeth)
45 Patty Griffin Folk singer
42 Lauren Graham Actress ("Gilmore Girls")
40 Judah Friedlander Actor ("30 Rock")
38 Alan Tudyk Actor ("Firefly")
36 Tim Kang Actor ("The Mentalist")
33 Blu Cantrell R&B singer
31 Brooke Burns Actress
18 Wolfgang Van Halen Rock musician (Van Halen)

85 James Madison 3/16/1751 - 6/28/1836 4th president of the United States (1809-17)

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hmmmmm, that 1963 entry is just beggin' for a comment...

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March 16th

2005
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted actor Robert Blake of murder in the shooting death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. (A civil court jury later ordered Blake to pay $30 million to Bakley's four children.)


Birthdays
83 Jerry Lewis Actor, comedian


50 Flavor Flav Rapper (Public Enemy)



31 Brooke Burns Actress

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March 16th

1984
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, was kidnapped by gunmen.

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March 17th

493(?)
According to tradition, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul. Some sources list the year as 493, others say 461.

1762
The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.

1776
British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.

1845
The rubber band is patented.

1870
Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.

1910
The Camp Fire Girls organization was formed.

1940
For the first time in NHL history, one line (Boston's Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer) finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.

1942
Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.

1963
Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.

1993
Actress Helen Hayes died at age 92.

2003
President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.

2005
Baseball players Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa testified before Congress that they hadn't used steroids while Mark McGwire refused to say whether he had.

2007
Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) scored his 502nd and 503rd career goals making him the all-time U.S. leader in goal-scoring.

Birthdays
68 Paul Kantner Rock musician (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
60 Patrick Duffy Actor
60 Kdub Cigar Asylum Inmate
58 Kurt Russell Actor
55 Lesley-Anne Down Actress
54 Paul Overstreet Country singer
54 Gary Sinise Actor ("CSI: NY")
49 Vicki Lewis Actress
48 Casey Siemaszko Actor
45 Rob Lowe Actor
42 Billy Corgan Rock musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
41 Mathew St. Patrick Actor ("Six Feet Under")
40 Yanic Truesdale Actor ("Gilmore Girls")
37 Mia Hamm Soccer player
36 Caroline Corr Rock musician (The Corrs)
35 Marisa Coughlan Actress
34 Natalie Zea Actress ("Dirty Sexy Money")
33 Brittany Daniel Actress

69 Bobby Jones 3/17/1902 - 12/18/1971 American golfer; first to win the Grand Slam
45 Nat King Cole 3/17/1919 - 2/15/1965 American musician
52 John Wayne Gacy 3/17/42 - 5/10/1994 American serial killer

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March 17th

1942
Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.


2003
President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.



Birthdays

58 Kurt Russell Actor


54 Gary Sinise Actor ("CSI: NY")


45 Rob Lowe Actor

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March 18th

1584
Russian czar Ivan IV, or Ivan “The Terrible,” died at age 53.

1766
After months of American protests, Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

1881
Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens.

1909
Einar Dessau of Denmark used a shortwave transmitter to converse with a government radio post about six miles away in what's believed to have been the first broadcast by a "ham" operator.

1925
The most violent single tornado in U.S. history, the “Tri-State Tornado,” hit Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois, killing 689 people and injuring 13,000 others.

1931
Schick Inc. marketed the first electric razor.

1961
The Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy was introduced.

1967
The oil tanker Torrey Canyon was wrecked off the Cornish coast of England, spilling 919,000 barrels of oil into the sea.

1990
The biggest art theft in U.S. history occurs at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The works, including pieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt, were never recovered.

2004
A small asteroid made the closest approach to Earth ever recorded, only about 26,500 miles away.

2005
After a long legal battle, Terry Schiavo's feeding tube was removed. She died 13 days later.

2008
Oscar-winning filmmaker Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") died in London at age 54.

Birthdays
83 Peter Graves Actor ("Mission: Impossible")
66 Kevin Dobson Actor ("Knots Landing")
59 Brad Dourif Actor ("Deadwood")
58 Ben Cohen Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
47 Thomas Ian Griffith Actor
47 Mike Rowe Television personality ("Dirty Jobs")
46 Vanessa L. Williams Singer, actress
43 Jerry Cantrell Rock musician (Alice in Chains)
39 Queen Latifah Singer and actress
37 Dane Cook Actor, comedian
30 Adam Levine Rock singer (Maroon Five)
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68 John C. Calhoun 3/18/1782 - 3/31/1850 7th Vice President of the United States (1825-1832)
71 Grover Cleveland 3/18/1837 - 6/24/1908 22nd and 24th president of the United States
55 Rudolf Diesel 3/18/1858 - 9/29/1913 German thermal engineer; invented the internal-combustion engine

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March 18th

1881
Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opened in Madison Square Gardens.



Birthdays

68 John C. Calhoun 3/18/1782 - 3/31/1850 7th Vice President of the United States (1825-1832)


71 Grover Cleveland 3/18/1837 - 6/24/1908 22nd and 24th president of the United States

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March 19th

1920
The United States Senate voted down signing the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.

1931
Nevada state legislature legalized gambling.

1945
Kamikaze planes attacked the U.S. carrier Franklin off Japan, killing about 800 people.

1953
The Academy Awards were first televised.

1954
Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in color.

1954
Willie Mosconi sets the world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, OH. The record still stands as of today.

1962
Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released.

1982
Guitar legend Randy Rhoads died in a plane accident while on tour with Ozzy, he was 25.

1985
"Spin Magazine" began publishing.

1995
After giving up an attempt to become a major league baseball player, Michael Jodan returned to pro basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.

1997
Artist Willem de Kooning died at age 92.

2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, the beginning of the war with Iraq (March 20 in Iraq).

2003
Mahmoud Abbas became prime minister of Palestine. He would later succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the PLO and president of the Palestinian Authority.

2008
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died at age 90.

Birthdays
76 Phyllis Newman Actress, singer
76 Philip Roth Author
76 Renee Taylor Actress
73 Ursula Andress Actress
63 Ruth Pointer Singer (The Pointer Sisters)
62 Glenn Close Actress
57 Harvey Weinstein Movie producer
54 Bruce Willis Actor
51 Andy Reid Football coach
48 GoinFerSmoke Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Vida Guerra Cuban-born model, actress, and singer
33 Zach Lind Rock musician (Jimmy Eat World)
30 Abby Brammell Actress ("The Unit")
30 andysutherland Cigar Asylum Inmate
20 Craig Lamar Traylor Actor ("Malcolm in the Middle")

83 Thomas McKean 3/19/1734 - 6/24/1817 American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence
80 Wyatt Earp 3/19/1848 - 1/13/1929 American frontiersman; became lawman and gambler

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March 19th

1995
After giving up an attempt to become a major league baseball player, Michael Jordan returned to pro basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.


2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched with air strikes on Baghdad, the beginning of the war with Iraq (March 20 in Iraq).


Birthdays

54 Bruce Willis Actor

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March 20th

1413
England's King Henry IV died.

1602
The Dutch East India Company was established. During its 196-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.

1727
English physicist/astronomer Sir Isaac Newton died in London at age 84.

1760
The "Great Fire" of Boston, Massachusetts destroys 349 buildings.

1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was published.

1916
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

1969
John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.

1985
Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod.

1991
Eric Clapton's 4 year old son, Conor, died after falling from a 53rd story New York City apartment window.

1995
Two members of the Japanese cult Aum Sinrikyo released poisonous gas in a Tokyo subway stop during rush hour, killing 12 people and sending over 5,000 to the hospital for treatment.

1995
Professional wrestler Big John Studd died from cancer at age 47.

1996
A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life without parole.)

1999
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones became the first to fly a hot-air balloon nonstop around the world.

Birthdays
87 Carl Reiner Actor, director
78 Hal Linden Actor ("Barney Miller")
64 Pat Riley Basketball player and coach
61 Bobby Orr Hockey Hall of Famer
59 Carl Palmer Rock musician (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
59 William Hurt Actor
55 Mike Francesa Sports talk show host
52 Amy Aquino Actress
52 Vanessa Bell Calloway Actress
52 Spike Lee Director
52 Theresa Russell Actress
51 Holly Hunter Actress
50 Sting Professional wrestler
46 Kathy Ireland Model
46 David Thewlis Actor
41 Liza Snyder Actress ("Yes, Dear")
39 Michael Rapaport Actor
38 Alexander Chaplin Actor
33 Chester Bennington Rock singer (Linkin Park)
31 Michael Genadry Actor
30 Bianca Lawson Actress
30 yellowgoat Cigar Asylum Inmate

74 Fred Rogers 3/20/1928 - 2/27/2003 American educator, minister, songwriter, and television host. Rogers was the host of the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, in production from 1968 to 2001. Rogers was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.

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March 20th

1916
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.



Birthdays

59 William Hurt Actor

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March 23rd

1775
Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

1806
Lewis and Clark began their return journey east.

1919
Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.

1952
Bill Mosienkp (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.

1983
U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars.”

1994
Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal.

1998
The motion picture epic “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with “Ben-Hur” for the most ever.

2001
Russia's Mir space station ended its 15-year orbit of the Earth, splashing down in the South Pacific.

2003
A U.S. Army convoy was ambushed in Iraq with 11 killed and seven captured, including Pfc. Jessica Lynch.

Birthdays
87 Marty Allen Comedian
60 Ric Ocasek Rock musician (The Cars)
56 Chaka Khan R&B singer
54 Moses Malone Basketball Hall of Famer
52 Amanda Plummer Actress
50 seagarsmoker Cigar Asylum Inmate
45 Hope Davis Actress
45 John Pinette Comedian
44 Richard Grieco Actor
44 Kevin Griffin Country musician (Yankee Grey)
43 Marin Hinkle Actress ("Two and a Half Men," "Once and Again")
39 Melissa Errico Actress, singer
36 Jason Kidd Basketball player
33 Michelle Monaghan Actress
33 Keri Russell Actress
31 Paul Martin Country singer (Marshall Dyllon)
31 Nicholle Tom Actress
31 Perez Hilton Television personality and blogger

69 Joan Crawford 3/23/1908 - 5/10/1977 American motion picture actress

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March 23rd

1952
Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
I know, no cigar, but how often to I have a chance to post a picture of one of my all-time faves?



1983
U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed a space-based missile defense system called the Strategic Defense Initiative or “Star Wars.”

Another "no cigar"....sorry, had to do it. I posted him with a pipe recently.

1994
Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League career record with his 802nd goal.


1998
The motion picture epic “Titanic” won 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, tying it with “Ben-Hur” for the most ever.
An original Club Stogie Fan?


50 seagarsmoker Cigar Asylum Inmate

Jody (seagarsmoker) is in the middle.

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March 24th

1603
Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69 after ruling England for more than 40 years.

1765
Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.

1882
Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.

1958
Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.

1962
Benny "Kid" Paret was knocked into unconsciousness in a boxing match with Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. He died 10 days later. It was the first televised "death in the ring."

1971
The Boston Patriots changed their name to the New England Patriots.

1973
The album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd was released.

1981
"Nightline" with Ted Koppel premiered.

1989
In one of worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound.

Birthdays
70 Bob Mackie Fashion designer
65 R. Lee Ermey Actor
58 Dougie Thomson Rock musician (Supertramp)
58 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion designer
57 eternal rider Cigar Asylum Inmate
56 Louie Anderson Comedian
55 Robert Carradine Actor
55 Donna Pescow Actress
49 Kelly LeBrock Actress
47 Star Jones TV personality
44 The Undertaker Professional wrestler
39 Lara Flynn Boyle Actress
36 Jim Parsons Actor ("The Big Bang Theory")
35 Alyson Hannigan Actress ("How I Met Your Mother", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", American Pie movies)
33 Peyton Manning Football player
29 Benj Gershman Rock musician (O.A.R.)
21 SonsofClubDeck Cigar Asylum Inmate
19 Keisha Castle-Hughes Actress ("The Whale Rider")
?? Bruzee Cigar Asylum Inmate

61 Georgius Agricola 3/24/1494 - 11/21/1555 German scholar and scientist known as the "father of mineralogy"
72 Rufus King 3/24/1755 - 4/29/1827 American founding father; helped frame the Constitution
62 William Morris 3/24/1834 - 10/3/1896 English designer, craftsman and poet
53 Harry Houdini 3/24/1874 - 10/31/1926 American magician and escape artist
46 Fatty Arbuckle 3/24/1887 - 6/29/1933 American silent film actor
80 George Sisler 3/24/1893 - 3/26/1973 Hall of Fame Baseball player
25 Clyde Barrow 3/24/1909 - 5/23/1934 American small-time robber
48 Gorgeous George 3/24/1915 - 12/26/1963 American professional wrestler
74 Norman Fell 3/24/1924 - 12/14/1998 American actor most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers.
50 Steve McQueen 3/24/1930 - 11/7/1980 American movie actor nicknamed "The King of Cool."