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People on March 9th: birthdates

Peggy Ahern: yr unknown
Actress, Our Gang
Audrey Aldisert: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Harley Jane Kozak and Greg's daughter
Tom Amandes: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
TV Actor, The Untouchables's (90s) Eliot Ness, The Pursuit of Happiness' Lawyer Steve Rutledge, Everwood's Harold Abbott; AP says b. 1959
Jamie Lyn Bauer: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, Young & the Restless's Lauralee Brooks Prentiss, Bare Essence, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Laura Horton
Juliette Binoche: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Actress, French, The English Patient
Trevor Burton: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, British, lead of The Move
Jerry Byrn: 1920 (is 92 in 2012, 93 in 2013)
Country/Western Balladeer
Chingy: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)?
Rap Performer; some say b. Mar 9, 1982 (is 30 in 2012)
C-Miller: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Rap Performer, formerly C-Murder
Andre Courreges: 1923 (is 89 in 2012, 90 in 2013)
Fashion Designer, French, intorduced the miniskirt
Jim Cregan: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, British, of Rod Stewart Band among others; a highly sought-after sessionist
Faith Daniels: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Newscaster, TV Talk Show Host, A Closer Look
Jimmie Fadden: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Guitarist, Country Bassist, b. in Long Beach, CA; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; sessionist
Bobby Fain: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Actor
Linda Fiorentino: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Men in Black, What Planet Are You From?, Where the Money Is
Billy Ford: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
Singer, of Billy & Lillie
Joe Franklin: 1929 (is 83 in 2012, 84 in 2013)
TV Talk Show Host, Franklin was not only the originator of the television talk show, but is also in the Guinness Book of World Records as host of longest-running talk show in television history.
Martin David Fry: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, British, of ABC
Joe Gallison: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Neil Curtis
Luis Armand Garcia: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Actor, George Lopez Show's Max Lopez
Charles Gibson: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
TV Host, Good Morning America, ABC Evening News
Chad Gilbert: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Musician, of New Found Glory
Mickey Gilley: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Country Singer, Pianist, b. in Natchez, MS; Owner of Gilley's nightclub in Texas
Brian L. Green: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Soap Actor, TV/Stage Actor, Another World's Sam Fowler, All My Children's Brian Bodine; NOT to be confused with Brian Austin Green
Matthew Gray Gubler: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Actor, Criminal Minds' Dr. Spencer Reid
Brian Heidik: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Days of our Lives' Tim Rollins
Rusty Hendrix: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Country Musician, of Confederate Railroad
McKenzie Kaye Hoffman: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Deidra & Charles' daughter, Loni Anderson's granddaughter
Marty Ingels: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Actor, Comedian, RN:Martin Ingerman; Pruitts of Southhampton's Norman, I'm Dickens-He's Fenster's Arch Fenster, Pacman voice, What a Dummy's Leonard; Shirley Jones' husband, agent
George Jenesky: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Days Of Our Lives' Nick Corelli
Kato Kaelin: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor, star witness in the O.J. trial; actor?
Jean Louisa Kelly: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actress, Mr. Holland's Opus, Yes Dear's Kim Warner
Chance Armstrong King: 1999 (is 13 in 2012, 14 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Shawn Southwick-King and Larry's son
Michael Kinsley: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Editor, Writer, Columnist, Crossfire's obnoxious liberal, Slate
Lauren Koslow: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Bold & the Beautiful's Margo Spencer, Days Of Our Lives' Kate Kiriakis Roberts
Liel Lamar: 2009 (is 3 in 2012, 4 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Niki Taylor and Burney's son
Emmanuel Lewis: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
TV Actor, Baptist, b. in Brooklyn; Webster's Webster Long
Lil' Bow Wow: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Rap Singer, RN:Shad Gregory Moss
Mark Lindsay: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Saxophonist, Music Producer, Songwriter, b. in Caldwell, ID; lead of Paul Revere & the Raiders; (He's not Paul Revere), soloist; Not b. 1944
Bradley Lockerman: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Capitol's Zed Diamond, General Hospital's Casey Rogers then Shep Casey
Mie Nemoto: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Variety Show Hostess, Japanese, Now known as Mitsuyo Tsukuda; of Pink Lady, & TV w/ Jeff
Jeffrey Osbourne: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Drummer, b. in Providence, RI; LTD lead, solo; NOT related to those other Osbournes
Emily Osment: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Actress, Spy Kids 2, Hannah Montana's Lilly Truscott
Lloyd Price: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Composer/Songwriter, Lyricist, Pianist, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Record Exec; Stagger Lee; some say 1934
Lonny Price: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor, Muppets Take Manhattan
Frank Jr. Rodriguez: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, Keyboardist, of ? and the Mysterians
Katherine Elizabeth Schwartz: 1990 (is 22 in 2012, 23 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Mary Beth Evans & Dr. Michael's daughter
Sam Sheen: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Denise Richards and Charlie's daughter
Charles Siebert: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, One Day at a Time's Jerry Davenport, Search For Tomorrow, As the World Turns, Another World, The Blue Knight, Trapper John MD's Dr. Stanley Riverside II
Robert Sledge: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Ben Folds Five
Dorothy Keeley Smith: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Jazz Performer, Singer, some say b. 1928
Kerr Smith: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Soap Actor, As The World Turns' Ryder, Dawson's Creek's Jack McPhee, Final Destination
Brittany Snow: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Actress, Guiding Light's Susan Lemay, American Dreams's Meg Pryor, Hairspray
Charmain Elaine Sylvers: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Sylvers
Chris Thompson: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, New Zealand, of Manfred Mann's Earth Band (sung lead on some hits), own group, soloist
Robin Trower: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Composer, English, b. in London; of Jude, Procol Harum (lead), own band, soloist
Trish Van Devere: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Actress, b. in Tenafly, NJ; some say b. 1943 or 1945; George C. Scott's wife
Joyce Van Patten: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, Danny Kaye Show reg, The Good Guys, Don Rickles Show, All My Children's Helen Marsh; Martin Balsam's ex-wife, Dick's sister
Kevin Wade: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Dramatist/Playwright, GoldenEye

People on March 9th: birth anniversaries

Howard H. Aiken: 1900?=d.Mar 14, 1973 (was 73)
Mathematician, Inventor, digital mechanical computer calculator: The Mark I; some say b. Mar 8, 1900
Samuel Barber: 1910=d.Jan 23, 1981 (was 70)
Composer, Adagio for Strings
Carl Betz: 1920=d.Jan 18, 1978 (was 57)
TV Actor, Donna Reed Show's Dr. Alex Stone, Judd for the Defense's Clinton Judd; some say 1921 or d. 1-19
Zabdiel Boylston: 1679=d.Mar 1, 1766 (was 86)
Physician, introduced smallpox inoculation into the American colonies
Marguerite Chapman: 1918=d.Aug 31, 1999 (was 81)
Actress
Fred Clark: 1914=d.Dec 5, 1968 (was 54)
Actor, Burns & Allen Show's Harry Morton
Herschel Evans: 1909=d.Feb 9, 1939 (was 29)
Tenor
Eddie Sr. Foy: 1856=d.Feb 16, 1928 (was 71)
Stage Actor, Vaudevillan, RN:Edward Fitzgerald
Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin: 1934=d.Mar 27, 1968 (was 34)
Cosmonaut, Russian, LN:Gargarin?; 1st person in space in 108-minute voyage around the earth aboard Vostok 1; d. plane crash
Will Geer: 1902=d.Apr 22, 1978 (was 76)
Actor, The Walton's Zab 'Grandpa' Walton
Hugh Desmond Hoyte: 1929=d.2002
Head of State, Guyana pres 1985-92
Raul Julia: 1940=d.Oct 24, 1994 (was 54)
Movie/Stage Actor, Puerto Rican, b. in San Juan; RN:Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay Arcelos, Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Addams Family's & Addams Family Values' Gomez, Man of La Mancha, Macbeth, Othello, Tequilla Sunrise
G. William Miller: 1925=d.Mar 17, 2006 (was 81)
Government Official, Federal Reserve Chairman and treasury secretary
Modeste Petrovich Mussorgski: 1839 O.S.=d.Mar 16, 1881 O.S. (was 42)?
Composer, Russian, "Boris Gudunov", "Night on Bald Mountain"; other style says b. Mar 21, 1839 N.S.; ; some say d. Mar 28, 1881 N.S. (was 42)
Mickey Spillane: 1918=d.Jul 17, 2006 (was 88)
Novelist, b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Tough Guy; RFN:Frank; Mike Hammer creator
A. Leland Stanford: 1824=d.Jun 21, 1893 (was 69)
Governor, Senator, Businessperson, Philanthropist, railroad official; University founder
Gustav Stickley: 1858=d.Apr 21, 1942 (was 84)
Designer, furniture
Edward Durell Stone: 1902=d.Aug 6, 1978 (was 76)
Architect, Kennedy Center, US Embassy, New Delhi
Amerigo Vespucci: 1454=d.Feb 22, 1512 (was 57)
Navigator, Explorer, Merchant, Italian, not b. 1454 courtesy of Larousse Spanish Dictionary
Ron Wilson: 1945=d.May 19, 1989 (was 44)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Surfaris

People on March 9th: death anniversaries

Don Alias: 2006 (was 66)/b.Dec 25, 1939
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax
Alan Badel: 1982 (was 58)/b.Sep 11, 1923
TV Actor, Shogun's Father Dell'Aqua
Ian Ballantine: 1995 (was 79)/b.Feb 15, 1916
Publisher, founded Penguin U.S.A, Bantam and Ballantine book companies in the U.S.
Menachem Begin: 1992 (was 78)/b.Aug 16, 1913
Prime Minister, Polish, Israeli P.M. (1977-80, 81-83, Nobel 1979)
Edward L. Bernays: 1995 (was 103)/b.Nov 22, 1891
Austrian, Publicity Guru; Sigmund Freud's nephew; sold American presidents, Ivory Soap, Enrico Caruso, Henry Ford, & Thomas Edison
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell: 1985 (was 62)/b.May 23, 1922
Music Producer, Arranger, Executive, Composer, of A&R; was 66?; once headed a band that included Quincy Jones and Ray Charles. He is credited with helping to turn gospel singer Sam Cooke into a soul great; some say b. 1918
Robert Bosch: 1942 (was 80)/b.Sep 23, 1861
Industrialist, Engineer, German, invented the spark plug and magneto for automobiles
David Broder: 2011 (was 81)/b.Sep 11, 1929
Journalist, 1973 Pulitzer Prize
Arthur Roy Brown: 1944 (was 50)/b.Dec 23, 1893
Hero, Canadian, The Red Baron's nemisis; Rank: Captain; Service: Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force; Units: 4 Naval, 9 Naval, 11 Naval (RNAS) 209 (RAF); Victories: 10
Charles Bukowski: 1994 (was 73)/b.Aug 16, 1920
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, German
George Burns: 1996 (was 100)/b.Jan 20, 1896
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage/Radio Actor, Comedian, Author, Vaudevillan, Singer, Jewish, b. in New York City; He was booked on his 100th birthday (Jan 1996) at the London Palladum but changed it to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas; Gracie Allen's hubby; Burns & Allen Show's himself; RN:Nathan Birnbaum; The Sunshine Boys, Oh God!, Going in Style
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt: 1947 (was 88)/b.Jan 9, 1859
Social Reformer, Suffragate, Feminist, founded National League of Women Voters in 1919.
Louise Colet: 1876 (was 65)/b.Aug 15, 1810
Poet, Novelist, French
Richard Crane: 1969 (was 50)/b.Jun 6, 1918
Actor, Surfside Six's Lt. Plehan
Bob Crosby: 1993 (was 79)/b.Aug 23, 1913
Bandleader, Musician, Singer, Movie Actor, Songwriter, b. in Spokane, WA; Bing's brother
George Robert Crosby: 1993 (was 79)/b.Aug 25, 1913
Bandleader, Bing's brother
Brad Delp: 2007 (was 55)/b.Jun 12, 1951
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, of Boston, RT2
Joseph Dunninger: 1975 (was 82)/b.Apr 28, 1892?
Magician/Illusionist, Astrologer, The Master Mentalist; some say b. Apr 28, 1896, or b. Apr 28, 1898
Faye Emerson: 1983 (was 65)/b.Jul 8, 1917
TV/Movie Actress, TV Hostess, Panelist, b. in Elizabeth, La.; Leading personality of early TV; I've Got a Secret, Quick as a Flash, etc.
Dr. Howard T. Engstrom: 1962 (was 59)/b.Jun 23, 1902
Engineer, UNIVAC computer designer
Louis Freeman: 1994 (was 100)/b.yr unknown
Bandleader
Yisrael Garili: 1995 (was 72)/b.yr unknown
Inventor, Uzi Machine Gun; NN:Father of the Rifle
John Gully: 1863 (was 79)/b.Aug 21, 1783
Boxer, Politician
Matthew A. Henson: 1955 (was 88)/b.Aug 8, 1866
Explorer, reached North Pole with Peary on 6/4/1909.
Chris LeDoux: 2005 (was 56)/b.Oct 2, 1948
Country Singer
Robert Mapplethorpe: 1989 (was 42)/b.Nov 4, 1946
Photographer, Gay
Jules Mazarin: 1661 (was 58)/b.1602
Statesman, Prime Minister, Cardinal; France chief minister
Cyril Northcote Parkinson: 1993 (was 83)/b.Jul 30, 1909
Historian, English, Maximist; Parkinson's Law: Theory: Work expands to fill the time available; d. Mar 10?
Fernando Rey: 1994 (was 76)/b.Sep 20, 1917
Movie Actor, Spanish, RLN:Arambillet; The French Connection
James Saint Clair: 2001 (was 80)/b.Apr 14, 1920
Attorney/Lawyer, represented President Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal
Lawrence E. Spivak: 1994 (was 93)/b.Jun 11, 1900
Journalist, Publisher, Editor, TV Producer, Panelist, Meet the Press co-founder, panelist '47-75 & moderator 60s-75, Keep Posted, The Big Issue
The Notorious B. I. G.: 1997 (was 24)/b.May 21, 1972
Rap Singer, REN:Christopher Wallace

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General events on March 9th

In 1942, the construction of the Alaska Highway begins. It is completed 8 months, 1523 miles, 233 bridges, 5 mountain ranges, and $115 million later by 18,000 workers.

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Government and Politics on March 9th

In 1820, James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on March 9th

In 1798, Dr. George Balfour became the first naval surgeon in the U.S. Navy.

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Royalty and Religious events on March 9th

In 1074, Pope Gregory VII declared all married Roman Catholic priests to be excommunicated.

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Human Achievement and Science events on March 9th

In 1822, Charles M. Graham of N.Y. was granted a patent for his invention of artificial teeth. Who rhymes with teeth? Would you believe Yasmine Bleeth?

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Arts and Prose events on March 9th

In 1975, the first International Women's Art Festival opens in N.Y. City.

Weird and Other events on March 9th

In 1927, 03 x 09 = 27

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