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People on March 11th: birthdates

David Anders: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
TV Actor, Alias' Mr. Sark
Jack Armstrong: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Kirk Geiger, then Kevin Buchanan, Days of Our Lives' Carson Palmer, Bold & Beautiful's Chad
John Barowman: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actor
John Barrowman: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
TV Actor, Central Park West's Peter, Titans' John Barrowman
Benji: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Good Charlotte
Peter Berg: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actor, Director, Chicago Hope's Dr. Billy Kronk; b. 1964?
Thora Birch: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Patroit Games, Day By Day, Parenthood, Now and Then, American Beauty; aka:Thora
Rob Brown: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Actor
Sam Donaldson: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, b. in El Paso, TX; ABC News; Primetime Live
Pete Droge: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Singer
Al Eben: 1918 (is 94 in 2012, 95 in 2013)
Actor, Hawaii Five-O's Doc Bergman the pathologist
Leslie Fish: yr unknown
Novelty Singer, Folk Singer, Novelty + Folk = Filk Singer; Carmen Miranda's Ghost, Banned From Argo
Taylor Marie Frey: 1991 (is 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Cindy & Glenn's girl
Nina Hagen: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Punk Rock Singer, German, or Ninah?; song:New York City
Jade Harlow: 1983 (is 29 in 2012, 30 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Port Charles' Jessica Bennett, Passions' Jessica Bennett
Jude Harlow: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Passions' Jessica
Terrence Howard: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Movie Actor, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, Crash, Iron Man
Peter Roger Hunt: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Movie Director, English, early James Bond films
Jimmy Iovine: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Music Figure, Recording executive
Rami Jaffee: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Wallflowers
Leroy Jenkins: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Jazz Musician, Violinist, Composer
Flaco Jimenez: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Country Singer, Accordionist, Tex-Mex; of Texas Tornados
Joel: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Good Charlotte
Alex Kingston: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Actress, English, ER's Dr. Elizabeth Corday
Katie Kissoon: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Singer, British, of Mac & Katie
Johnny Knoxville: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Actor, Jackass host and actor in movie, Coyote Ugly, Dukes of Hazzard movie (2005), The Ringer
George Kooymans: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Dutch, of Golden Earring
Elias Koteas: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Thin Red Line
Wallace Langham: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Actor, Veronica's Closet, CSI's David Hodges
Russell Lawrence: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)?
Soap Actor, Young and the Restless' Matt Clark; some say b. Apr 19,
George Edward LeRoy: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Leslie Anne Down and Don E. Faunt LeRoy's son
LeToya: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Singer
Bill Leyden: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Game Show Host, It Could Be You
Russell Lissack: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Musician, of Bloc Party
Lisa Loeb: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Singer
LeToya Luckett: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Singer, of Destiny's Child
Cheryl Lynn: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Soul Singer, b. in Los Angeles; aka Lydia Smith; Got to Be Real
Benji Madden: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Musician, of Good Charlotte
Joel Madden: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Musician, of Good Charlotte
Harvey Mandel: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of Canned Heat, John Mayall Band
Bobby McFerrin: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Jazz Singer, Songwriter, b. in New York City; Had 1st #1 acapella pop single: Don't Worry Be Happy (Grammy 1989); Unaccompanied jazz styled improvisation vocalist
Lindsey McKeon: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Actress, Saved By The Bell's Katie Peterson, Guiding Light's Marah Lewis
Mark Metcalf: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Actor
Mark Metcalfe: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Actor, Animal House
Rupert Murdoch: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Publisher, Australian, b. in Melbourne; FN:Keith; owns TV Guide; Creator of 4th TV network, Fox; Multimillionaire
Jeffrey Nordling: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actor, Once and Again's Jake Manning, 24
Tricia O'Neil: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Actress, The Gumball Rally, Babylon 5
Michael "Mike" Percy: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Bassist, British, of Dead or Alive
Marie Quinlan: 1917 (is 95 in 2012, 96 in 2013)
Actress
Susan Richardson: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actress, Panelist, b. in Coatesville, PA; American Graffiti; Eight is Enough's Susan Bradford Stockwell
Ric Rothwell: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Antonin Scalia: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Supreme Court Justice, 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986-)
Nancy Sloane: yr unknown
Soap Actress
Darden Smith: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Songwriter
Mark Stein: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Organist, Keyboardist, of Vanilla Fudge; some say b. 1945
Brendan Sullivan: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Attorney/Lawyer
Sir Charles W. Swan: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Doctor, recipient of Medal of Freedom/Legion of Merit/Actor/Who Who's in the Science, Medicine and the World, Senatorial Commission, Royal Proclamation, National Medal of Patriotism, Ronald Reagan Eternal Flame of Freedom, nominated Time Magazine Person of the Century, Knighted 6-10-00; Also Historical Figure and Presidential Policy Advisor
David Talbot: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Country Musician
Jake March Thomas: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Sally & Jay's son
Bruce Watson: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, Canadian, of Big Country
"Blue" Weaver: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Keyboardist, British, RFN:Mick or Derek; of Strawbs, Bee Gees
Lenny Wolf: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Heavy Metal Singer, Songwriter, of Kingdom Come
Anton Yelchin: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Actor, Along Came a Spider
Jerry Zucker: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Kentucky Fried Movie, Rock 'n Roll High School, Airplane! Police Squad!/Naked Gun movie series

People on March 11th: birth anniversaries

Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy: 1926=d.Apr 17, 1990 (was 64)
Reverend, Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman, MN:David; M.L.King's right hand man; organized the 1955 bus boycott
Douglas Adams: 1952=d.May 11, 2001 (was 49)
Author, Novelist, English, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life,the Universe & Everything, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Mostly Harmless
Terence Alexander: 1923=d.Jun, 2009
Actor, English, RFN:Terry
Diane Brewster: 1931=d.Nov 12, 1991 (was 60)
Actress, Leave It to Beaver's Miss Canfield, Maverick
Vannevar Bush: 1890=d.Jun 28, 1974 (was 84)
Scientist, Engineer, Educator, M.I.T.; constructed the world's first analog computer when he was 35 in 1925. It took up an entire 20 x 30 foot room. We can do the same job today with a computer that sits on our desks
Mercer Ellington: 1919=d.Feb 8, 1996 (was 76)
Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, Trumpeter, Jazz Performer, Duke's son
Dorothy Gish: 1898=d.Jun 4, 1968 (was 70)
Movie/Stage Actress, Lillian's sister; James Rennie's wife
Anissa Jones: 1958=d.Aug 29, 1976 (was 18)
TV Actress, RFN:Mary; Family Affair'S Buffy; some say b. 12-13, but she was 18 when she died, so this is the wrong DOB
Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier: 1811=d.Sep 23, 1877 (was 66)
Astronomer, French, Neptune co-discoverer
Miff Mole: 1898=d.Apr 29, 1961 (was 63)
Jazz Performer, Trombonist
Robert Treat Paine: 1731=d.May 11, 1814 (was 83)
Judge/Jurist, Minister; Declaration of Independence signer; founded American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Albert Salmi: 1928=d.Apr 24, 1990 (was 62)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Daniel Boone's Yadkin, Petrocelli, 79 Park Avenue; d. Apr 23?
Dorothy Schiff: 1903=d.Aug 30, 1989 (was 86)
Publisher, Journalist, N.Y. Post publisher (the first woman to be one in the U.S.)
Torquato Tasso: 1544=d.Apr 25, 1595 (was 51)
Poet, Italian
Raoul Walsh: 1887=d.Dec 31, 1980 (was 93)
Movie Director, Movie Actor, Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry
Lawrence Welk: 1903=d.May 17, 1992 (was 89)
Conductor, Bandleader, Music Producer, Accordionist, b. in Strassburg, MD; Polka; Lawrence Welk Show host 1955-82 & King of Champagne Music
Sir Harold Wilson: 1916=d.May 24, 1995 (was 79)
Prime Minister, English, aka Lord Wilson; PM 1964-70,74-76

People on March 11th: death anniversaries

Edward Albee: 1930 (was 72)/b.Oct 8, 1857
Writer, Dramatist/Playwright
Johnny Appleseed: 1847 (was 72)/b.Sep 26, 1774
Pioneer, RN:John Chapman; Planting appletrees; d. in Allen County, Indiana; d. in 1845?
Jim Boyd: 1993 (was 78)/b.Sep 28, 1914
Country/Western Performer
Richard Brooks: 1992 (was 79)/b.May 18, 1912
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Actor, b. in Philadelphia; Blackboard Jungle, Key Largo
Richard Evelyn Byrd: 1957 (was 68)/b.Oct 25, 1888
Explorer, 1st to fly over both North & South Poles in 1926 & 1929
Richard Collier: 2000 (was 80)/b.Jun 13, 1919
Actor, Blazing Saddles, Hello Dolly!, Mr. Giggles (TV)
Ken Colyer: 1988 (was 59)/b.Apr 18, 1928
Jazz Trumpeter, Guitarist, Bandleader, British
Edmund Cooper: 1982 (was 55)/b.Apr 30, 1926
Sci-fi Writer, British, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day
Vincent Edwards: 1996 (was 67)/b.Jul 7, 1928
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Director, a twin; b. in Brooklyn; RN:Vincent Edward Zoino; Dr. Ben Casey star
Philo T. Farnsworth: 1971 (was 64)/b.Aug 19, 1906
Inventor, co-inventer of the electronic television set; Philco TV manufacturing was named after him
Geraldine Farrar: 1967 (was 85)/b.Feb 28, 1882
Opera Singer, Actress, Soprano
Sir Alexander Fleming: 1955 (was 73)/b.Aug 6, 1881
Scientist, Bacteriologist, Scotish, Penicillin founder (Nobel 1954); b. Aug 16?
Erle Stanley Gardner: 1970 (was 80)/b.Jul 17, 1889
Novelist, Attorney/Lawyer, Mysteries; created Perry Mason
Jack Hardy: 2011 (was 63)/b.Nov 23, 1947
Folk Singer
Betty Hutton: 2007 (was 86)/b.Feb 26, 1921
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, b. in Battle Creek, Mich.; Betty Hutton Show's Goldie Appleby; RMLN:June Thornberg; 40s blonde bombshell; Marion's sister; wed 5x's
Victor Kilian: 1979 (was 88)/b.Mar 6, 1891
TV/Movie Actor, Mary Hartman*2's Raymond Larkin
John J. McCloy: 1989 (was 93)/b.Mar 31, 1895
Attorney/Lawyer, Diplomat, World Bank head; advised several presidents
F. W. Murnau: 1931 (was 42)/b.Dec 28, 1888
Movie Director, RN:Friedrich W. Plumpe
Frankie Newton: 1954 (was 48)/b.Jan 4, 1906
Trumpeter
Merlin Jay Olsen: 2010 (was 69)/b.Sep 15, 1940
HALL OF FAMER, Actor, Football Announcer, NFL Defensive, NFL Tackle, Mormon, b. in Logan, UT; Little House on the Prarie's Jonathan Garvey, Father Murphy's John Michael Murphy; Rams Fearsome Foursome Defensive Tackle in 14 Pro Bowls, played 208 games; NFL commentator
Reverend Roy James J. Reeb: 1965/b.yr unknown
Civil Rights Leader, white minister from Boston; he died after being beaten by whites during civil rights disturbances in Selma, Ala.
William Rosecrans: 1898 (was 78)/b.Sep 6, 1819
General, Congressperson, Union general and excellent strategist early in the American Civil War (1861-65); after his defeat in the Battle of Chickamauga (September 1863), he was relieved of his command.
Philippe Soupault: 1990 (was 92)/b.Aug 2, 1897
Poet, Novelist, French, instrumental in founding the Surrealist movement.
Sammy Spear: 1975 (was 65)/b.1909
Bandleader, of Cavalcade of Stars, Jackie Gleason Show, & other TV
Charles Sumner: 1874 (was 63)/b.Jan 6, 1811
Author, leading Reconstruction Senator
Edmund Theodore Sylvers: 2004 (was 47)/b.Jan 25, 1957
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Sylvers
Sonny Terry: 1986 (was 74)?/b.Oct 24, 1911
Blues Singer, Blues Harmonicaist, Songwriter, of Brownie & Sonny; some say d. Mar 12, 1986 (was 74)
Benjamin West: 1820 (was 81)/b.Oct 10, 1738
Painter, English
Whitney Moore Jr. Young: 1971 (was 49)/b.Jul 31, 1921
Social Reformer, Author, Columnist, Civil Rights Leader, head of Urban League

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General events on March 11th

In 1850, the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the first medical school entirely for women, is incorporated.

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Government and Politics on March 11th

In 1619, Margaret and Philippa Flower were burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft in Lincoln, England. Known as the flower sisters, the two women, along with their mother, Joan, had cast spells upon various members of their employer's family. Joan didn't help things during the trial when she picked up a piece of bread and said "May this cake choke me if I am guilty." Then she took a bite of the bread and dropped dead.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on March 11th

In 1779, US army Corps of Engineers established (first time).

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Royalty and Religious events on March 11th

In 1810, Emperor Napoleon of France was married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Marie had never seen Napoleon. She didn't even see him on the wedding day. He sent a stand-in to represent him in the marraige ceremony.

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Human Achievement and Science events on March 11th

In 105, A.D., Ts'ai Lun invented paper. He made it from bamboo, mulberry, and other fibers, along with bamboo, fish nets and rags. Then he sat around for literally centuries and waited for someone to invent ink.

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Arts and Prose events on March 11th

In 1302, according to Shakespeare, this is Romeo Monteveccio and Juliet Cappelleto's wedding day in Citadela, Italy. William Shakespeare based one of his plays on their lives.

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Weird and Other events on March 11th

In 1933, 03 x 11 = 33

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