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There are many events that happened on this date in history. Some of them famous and some of them not so famous. There were also a lot of famous people that died and were born this date. Here are some of those events and some of those people:
National Nougat Day
The Birth stone for March is Aquamarine
1026- Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor
1812- An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela
1871- The Paris Commune is established in Paris, Italy
1917- World War I: the First Battle of Gaza happened
1937- Spinach growers in Crystal Lake, Texas, make a statue of the cartoon character Popeye
1942- World War II: The battle of Komandorski Islands which was where in the Aleutian Islands the Navy intercept Japanese forces attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska
1953- Jonas Salk announces his new Polio Vaccine
1958- The U.S. Army launches the missile, The Explorer III
1971- East Pakistan declares independence from Pakistan and Bangladesh is made.
1991- The Melissa Worm infects email systems around the world.
Births
Robert Frost (poet) - 1874
He wrote one of the most famous poems known to poetry, Fire
and ice.
Bob Elliot
(comedian) - 1923
Was the host of the famous Bob and Ray Show.
Diana Ross (singer) - 1944
A Diva who was the former lead singer of The Supremes.
Steven Tyler (singer of Aerosmith) - 1948
Was the lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith.
Marcus Allen (football player) - 1960
Famous running back for the Oakland Raiders.
John Stockton (basketball player) - 1962
The current guard for the Utah Jazz.
Deaths
Ludwig
Van Beethoven (composer) - 1827
Famous composer of the 18th century who wrote the famous
Symphony, Symphony #9.
Walt Whitman (poet) - 1892
Famous poet who composed the famous poem book, Leaves of
the grass.
Cecil Rhodes (explorer) - 1902
Founder and discoverer of the famous country Zimbabwe.
Katharine Lee Bates (poet) - 1929
Person who wrote the famous American song, America The
Beautiful.
Eddie Lang (jazz musician) - 1933
Played the famous blues song, Singing in the Blues.
David Packard (founder of Hewlett-Packard)
Founder of the computer company Hewlett-Packard.