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People on March 3rd: birthdates

Peter Abrahams: 1919 (is 93 in 2012, 94 in 2013)
Author
Richard Altman: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Actor, Director
Dave Amato: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of REO Speedwagon
Jessica Biel: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Actress, Seventh Heaven's Mary Camden, The Rules of Attraction, Stealth, The Illusionist
John Bigham: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Modern Rock Singer, of Fishbone
Julie Bowen: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actress, Ed's Carol Vessey or Roxanne Please?, Boston Legal's Denise Bauer
Willie Chambers: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Singer, Guitarist, of The Chambers bros, The Searchers
Elizabeth Cheshire: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actress, The Family Holvak, Sunshine
Joe Conley: yr unknown
Actor, The Waltons' Ike Godsey
Katherine Crawford: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)?
TV/Movie Actress, Captains & the Kings, Gemini Man, Universal Television prez Frank Price's wife, Roy Huggins' daughter; some say b. Feb 2, 1944 (is 68 in 2012), or b. Mar 2, 1944 (is 68 in 2012)
Wyatt Elliott: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, David James' son
David Faustino: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
TV Actor, Rap Singer, Married With Children's Bud Bundy
Albert Fields: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of The Party
Jance Garfat: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Singer, Bassist, of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Joe "Blower" Garvey: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Hinder
Ira Glass: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Radio Broadcaster
Robert Gossett: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Actor, Passions' Wally Stumper
Laura Harring: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, Mexican, MaN:Martinez; Miss USA 1985, General Hospital's Carla Greco Colton, Sunset Beach's Paula Stevens
Robyn Hitchcock: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer
Christopher Hughes: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Drummer, British, of Adam & The Ants
Reed Hundt: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Government Official, FCC Chairman
Tim Kazurinsky: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Actor, Comedy Writer, Comedian, Saturday Night Live reg 1981-84; Police Academy 2,3,4
Ronan Keating: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Singer, Irish, of Boyzone
Mary Page Keller: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, Ryan's Hope, Another World's Sally Frame, Duet's & Open House's Laura Kelly, Life Goes On's Gina, Baby Talk's Maggie, Camp Wilder, "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane"
Lil' Flip: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Rap Singer
John Lilley: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Rhythm Guitarist
Tone Loc: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Rap Singer, TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, or Tone-Loc; Roc's Ronnie Paxton; RN:Anthony Terrell Smith
Ed Marinaro: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)?
TV/Movie Actor, NFL Runningback, b. in New York City; Laverne & Shirley's Sonny St. Jacques, Hill St. Blues' Off. Joe Coffey; Vikings, Jets, & Seahawks, Sisters' Mitch, Champs' Vince; some say b. Mar 13, 1950 (is 62 in 2012), b. Mar 31, 1950 (is 62 in 2012), b. Mar 3, 1951 (is 61 in 2012), or b. Mar 31, 1951 (is 61 in 2012)
Lauren B. Martin: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Camille, All My Children's Susan, Guiding Light's Sheryl
Lauren Martin-Harkins: yr unknown
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Camille Bennett Hicks
George Miller: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Australian
Jack Mingo: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Writer, How The Cadillac Got Its Fins and other titles (year?)
Arnold Newman: 1918 (is 94 in 2012, 95 in 2013)
Photographer, Faces USA
Hayley Marie Norman: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Actress, Young & The Restless' Kaylee
Christian Oliver: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
TV Actor, Saved By The Bells' Brian Keller
Stacie Orrico: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Pop Singer
Douglas Osmond: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Singer, of Osmond Boys
Mike Pender: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Singer, Rhythm Guitarist, British, RN:Michael Prendergast; lead of The Searchers
Larry Pine: yr unknown
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Roger Gordon, All My Children's Max Jeffries
Judy Pioli: yr unknown
Actress, Screen/Scriptwriter, TV Producer, for Laverne & Shirley & other 80s sitcoms
Princess Caroline Lee Bouvier Radziwill: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
Socialite, Princess, aka Lee Radziwill-Ross; b. in New York City; Jackie O's sister
Miranda Richardson: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English, b. Lancashire, England; Crying Game, Damage, Enchanted April, Kansas City, The Apostle, Sleepy Hollow
Jared Rushton: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Big, Honey I Shrunk The Kids
Matthew Joseph Schwartz: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Mary Beth Evans & Michael's son
Ronald Searle: 1920 (is 92 in 2012, 93 in 2013)
Writer, Illustrator, ComicStrip Cartoonist, English
Larry Stewart: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)?
Country Singer, of Restless Heart; some say b. Mar 2, 1959 (is 53 in 2012)
Re Styles: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Dancer, of The Tubes
Heidi Swedberg: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Actress, Seinfeld's Susan (who died when she licked a poison envelope of a wedding invitation.
Trevor Westmicott Viscardi: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Fiona Hutchison and John's son
Herschel Walker: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, NFL Runningback, Ballet Dancer, College Ftbl Player, led Georgia to national title as freshman in 1980; won Heisman as junior in 1982 then jumped to USFL in '83; signed by Dallas of NFL after USFL folded; led NFL in rushing in 1988; traded by Cowboys to Minnesota in 1989 for 5 player and 6 draft picks.
T. C. Warner: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Kelsey "Kate" Jefferson Warner
Jennifer Warnes: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)?
Pop Singer, Right Time of the Night, Up Where We Belong [w/Joe Cocker], (I've Had) The Time of My Life [w/Bill Medley]; some say b. Aug 12, 1940 (is 72 in 2012)
Brett Warren: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Country Singer, of The Warren Brothers
Darnell Williams: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Jesse Hubbard, As The World Turns' Jack Derbin, The City, Guiding Light's Griggs
Hattie Winston: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, Nurse, The Electric Company, Homefront's Gloria, Port Charles' Alice, Becker's Margaret Wyborn

People on March 3rd: birth anniversaries

Gilbert Adrian: 1903=d.Sep 13, 1959 (was 56)
Fashion Designer, costumes
Jay Presson Allen: 1922=d.Mar, 2006
Author, Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Producer
Diana Barrymore: 1921=d.Jan 25, 1960 (was 38)
Movie Actress, Writer, RLN:Blanche Blythe
Alexander Graham Bell: 1847=d.Aug 2, 1922 (was 75)
Inventor, Scotish, b. in Edinburgh; the telephone, else there'd be no internet or weird song requests
Albany Bigard: 1906=d.????
Clarinetist, Jazz Musician, of Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellingtonpresumed deceased
Barney Bigard: 1906=d.Jun 27, 1980 (was 74)
Jazz Musician, Clarinetist, Tenor-sax
Georg Cantor: 1845=d.Jan 6, 1918 (was 72)
Mathematician, German, discovered transfinite numbers
Gage Clark: 1900=d.Oct 23, 1964 (was 64)
Actor, Date With the Angels, Mr. Peepers' Superintendent Bascom
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis: 1921=d.Nov 3, 1986 (was 65)
Tenor-sax, Jazz Musician
James Montgomery Doohan: 1920=d.Jul 20, 2005 (was 85)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Canadian, b. in Vancouver; Star Trek's chief engineer Commander Montgomery Scott (Scotty), WWII military pilot, Bold & The Beautiful's Damon Warwick (guest 1990s), Homeboys In Outer Space's Pippin
Fontaine T. Jr. Fox: 1884=d.1964
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Toonerville Folks
Jimmy Garrison: 1934=d.Apr 7, 1976 (was 42)
Bass Singer/Basso
William Green: 1873?=d.Nov 21, 1952
Social Reformer, Labor leader; AFL 1924-52; some say b. Mar 3, 1870
Jean Harlow: 1911=d.Jun 7, 1937 (was 26)
Movie Actress, b. in Kansas City, MO; RN:Harlean Carpenter; 1930's sex goddess; Dinner at 8 (7 Central Time)
Charlotte Henry: 1913=d.Apr 11, 1980 (was 67)
Movie Actress
George W. Hill: 1838=d.Apr 16, 1914 (was 76)
Astronomer, Moon Orbit
Edmund D. Lowe: 1890?=d.Apr 21, 1971 (was 81)
Movie Actor; some say b. Mar 3, 1892
Barney Martin: 1923=d.Mar 21, 2005 (was 82)
Actor, Seinfeld's Morty Seinfeld (Jerry's TV dad)
Elmer McCollum: 1879=d.????
Chemist, discovered vitamins A,B,D
James Merrill: 1926=d.Feb 6, 1995 (was 68)
Author, Poet, Merril Lynch founder's son
Pierre Michelot: 1928=d.Jul 3, 2005 (was 77)
Bassist, French
Dave Mount: 1947=d.Dec 2, 2006 (was 59)
Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Mud
Donald Novis: 1906=d.Jul 23, 1966 (was 60)
Tenor, Stage Actor, English
George Mortimer Pullman: 1831=d.Oct 19, 1897 (was 66)
Inventor, Financier, b. in Brocton, NY; Railroad Sleeping & Dining cars
General Matthew B. Ridgway: 1895=d.Jul 26, 1993 (was 98)
Government Official, WWII general; Army Chief of Staff
Gia Scala: 1934=d.Apr 30, 1972 (was 38)
Movie Actress, Italian, RN:Giovanna Scoglio
Enzo Stuarti: 1919=d.Dec 16, 2005 (was 86)
Singer, Italian
Roger Swaybill: 1943=d.Feb 21, 1991 (was 47)
Actor, Writer, Porky's II, Breaking Point
Richard Vernon: 1925=d.Dec 4, 1997 (was 72)
Actor, English

People on March 3rd: death anniversaries

Cecily Adams: 2004 (was 46)/b.Feb 6, 1958
Actress
Robert Beatty: 1992 (was 82)/b.Oct 19, 1909
Movie Actor, Canadian
Horst Buchholz: 2003 (was 69)/b.Dec 4, 1933
Movie Actor, German, b. in Berlin; Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe
Sydney Chaplin: 2009 (was 82)/b.Mar 31, 1926
Singer, Stage Actor, b. in Beverly Hills; Lita Gray & Charlie's son
Frank Morse Colby: 1926 (was 61)/b.Feb 10, 1865
Educator, Editor, Essayist, Encyclopediaist
Lou Costello: 1959 (was 52)/b.Mar 6, 1906
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Radio Actor, Vaudevillan, b. in Paterson, NJ; RN:Louis Francis Cristillo; of (Bud) Abbott & Costello; NOT b.1908
Marguerite Duras: 1996 (was 81)/b.Apr 4, 1914
Novelist, Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, French, some say b. Apr 14
Louis Edmonds: 2001 (was 77)/b.Sep 24, 1923
Soap Actor, Dark Shadows' villainous Roger Collins, Joshua Collins, & Edward Collins, All My Children's Langley Wallingford aka Lenny Wlasuk
William Frawley: 1966 (was 79)/b.Feb 26, 1887
TV Actor, I Love Lucy's Fred Mertz; My Three Sons' Uncle Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey; FN:William Clement Frawley; some say b.1893
Fred F. Friendly: 1998 (was 82)/b.Oct 30, 1915
HALL OF FAMER, TV Executive, Newscaster, Journalist, News & Public Affairs moderator; RN:Ferdinand Wachenheimer; CBS Prez
Richard Halliday: 1973 O.S. (was 67)/b.Apr 3, 1905
Stage Producer, Sound of Music, Peter Pan; Mary Martin's hubby
Harlan Howard: 2002 (was 72)/b.Sep 8, 1929
Country Singer, Songwriter, the dean of Nashville songwriters; some say b. 1927
Danny Kaye: 1987 (was 74)/b.Jan 18, 1913
Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Singer, b. in Brooklyn; NN:Rubber Face; RN:David Daniel Kominsky; Danny Kaye Show host; Sylvia Fine's hubby
Arthur Koestler: 1983 (was 77)/b.Sep 5, 1905
Novelist, Hungarian
John Krol: 1996 (was 85)/b.Oct 26, 1910
Head of State, Cardinal; ret-Archbishop of Philidelphia
Percy Marmont: 1977 (was 93)/b.Nov 25, 1883
Actor, English
Robert Mills: 1855 (was 73)/b.Aug 12, 1781
Architect, Engineer, Washington Mounument
Carlos Montoya: 1993 (was 89)/b.Dec 13, 1903
Guitarist, Composer, Spanish, flemenco style
Arthur Murray: 1991 (was 95)/b.Apr 4, 1895
Dancer, Variety Show Host, RN:Teichman or Tykeman; Dancing instructor; Arthur Murray Party host; Kathryn's hubby & partner; dance school chain founder
Alice Pearce: 1966 (was 48)/b.Oct 16, 1917
TV/Movie Actress, Comedienne, Variety Show Hostess, Alice Pearce hostess, Bewitched's 1st Gladys Kravitz
Lord William Penney: 1991 (was 81)/b.Jun 24, 1909
Scientist, Inventor, Physicist, English, British atomic bomb developer
Lee Philips: 1999 (was 72)/b.Jan 10, 1927
Actor, Director, Dir'd Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Waltons, etc.; The Adv's of Ellery Queen star 1959
Georges "Herge" Remi: 1983 (was 75)/b.May 22, 1907
Cartoonist, Belgiumese, an underrated Belgian cartoonist; Tin Tin creator
Dr. Albert Bruce Sabin: 1993 (was 86)/b.Aug 26, 1906
Scientist, Microbiologist, Polish, developer of the oral polio vaccine
Ezra Stone: 1994 (was 76)/b.Dec 2, 1917
TV/Stage/Radio Actor, TV Producer/Director, b. in New Bedford, MA; The Aldrich Family's Henry Aldrich (radio); known for his high-pitched voice responding "coming, mother to the command "Hen-Ree!"
Lyle Talbot: 1996 (was 94)/b.Feb 8, 1902
TV/Movie Actor, The Bob Cummings Show's Paul Fonda, Adv's of Ozzie & Harriet's Joe Randolph
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo: 1804 (was 76)/b.Aug 30, 1727
Artist
Billye Rae Wallace: 1999 (was 73)/b.Jul 17, 1925
Actress
Sammy White: 1960 (was 65)/b.May 28, 1894
Actor
Frank Wilcox: 1974 (was 66)/b.Mar 13, 1907
Actor, The Beverly Hillbillies' John Brewster, It's About Time's Gen. Morley
Edmund Beecher Wilson: 1939 (was 82)/b.Oct 19, 1856
Biologist, researches in embryology and cytology
Sewall Wright: 1988 (was 98)/b.Dec 21, 1889
Scientist, Geneticist, one of the founders of population genetics. He was the brother of the political scientist Quincy Wright.

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General events on March 3rd

In 1863, Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired.

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Government and Politics on March 3rd

In 1791, Congress passes a resolution ordering the U.S. Mint to be established.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on March 3rd

In 1627, Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil.

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Royalty and Religious events on March 3rd

In 1957, The head of the Catholic archdiocese of Chicago (the largest in the world), Samuel Cardinal Strich, bans rock & roll from Catholic schools and "recreations" in his district. He cites the "tribal rhythms" and "encouragement to behave in a hedonistic manner." Chicago record sellers report no drop in sales of hedonism-encouraging records.

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Human Achievement and Science events on March 3rd

In 1831, American industrialist George Pullman, who invented the Pullman sleeping car for railroads at his Pullman Palace Car Company, was born in Brocton, New York. Originally trained as a cabinetmaker, Pullman became a building contractor in Chicago, Illinois, in 1855 and in 1867 he organized the Pullman Palace Car Company, which manufactured sleeping cars, parlor cars and dining cars for the nation's passenger trains. He died on October 19, 1897.

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Arts and Prose events on March 3rd

In 1894, The first Greek newspaper in America was published on this day. It was known as the "Atlantis".

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Weird and Other events on March 3rd

In 1909, 03 x 03 = 09

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