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People on March 1st: birthdates

Jensen Ackles: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Eric Brady, Dark Angel, Dawson's Creek's CJ, Smallville's Jason Teague, Supernatural's Dean Winchester
"Handsome" Rob Affuso: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Drummer, RFN:Robert James; of Skid Row
Jed Allan: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
TV/Soap Actor, TV Host, Lassie's Scott Turner; Love American Style player; Days of Our Lives' attorney Don Craig, Santa Barbara's C.C.Capwell, Celebrity Bowling host 70s, 90210's Steve's dad Rush Sanders, Port Charles' Ed, General Hospital's Edward Quartermaine 2004-
Catherine Bach: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, RLN:Bachman; The Dukes of Hazzard's Daisy Duke
Javier Bardem: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Actor, No Country For Old Men, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Harry Belafonte: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, b. in New York City; RN:Harold George Jr.; Banana Boat Day O; movies: Kansas City; His 1956 album ``Calypso'' tops Billboard's pop album chart for 31 weeks. Only Michael Jackson's ``Thriller'' and the soundtrack to ``West Side Story'' have held the No. 1 position longer.; Stan Freberg parodied his song
Maurice Benard: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, All My Children's Nico Kelly, General Hospital's Sonny Corinthos; b. Mar 2?
Dirk Benedict: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Helena, Mont.; Chopper One, The A Team's Lt. Templeton Peck, Battlestar Galactica's Lt. Starbuck; some say 1945 or 46
Robert Heron Bork: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
Judge/Jurist, Scholar, ex-Supreme Court nominee; wasn't he in the series with Pam Dawber? You know, Bork and Mindy?
John B. Breaux: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Senator
Jon Carroll: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
Singer, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter, Pianist, of The Starland Vocal Band
Robert Clary: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
Actor, Singer, Panelist, French, Pantotime quiz regular; Hogan's Heroes' Louis LeBeau, Days of Our Lives' Robert LeClair
Norman Connors: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Drummer, Jazz Musician
Robert Conrad: 1928 (is 82 in 2010, 83 in 2011)
Actor, b. in Chicago; Hawaiian Eye's Tom Lopaka, The Wild Wild West's James T. West, The D.A., Baa Baa Black Sheep's Maj. Gregory Pappy Boyington, Centennial, A Man Called Sloane, movies: Jingle All The Way; RN:Conrad Robert Falk; You see this battery? Go on. I dare you to knock it off!; b. 1928, not 1935
Zach Cregger: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
Actor, Miss March
John David Cullum: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Actor
Mike D'Abo: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, Pianist, Songwriter, British, of Manfred Mann; Olivia's dad
Roger Daltrey: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Actor, English, b. in London; Who lead, soloist; starred in Tommy; NOT 1945 as many sources state; b. in London;
Timothy Daly: 1956 (is 54 in 2010, 55 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Diner, Wings's Joe Hackett; Hope Newell & James' son, Tyne's brother; some say b. 1958 or 1961
Davis Daniel: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Country Singer/Guitarist
Jack Davenport: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Movie Actor, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Pirates of the Carribean movies
Warren Davis: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
Singer, of Monotones
Barbara DeAngelis: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
TV Talk Show Hostess, Psychologist
George Eads: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Actor, Savannah's Travis and twin Nick, CSI's Nick Stokes
Connie Eaton: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Country Singer
Chris Eigeman: 1965 (is 45 in 2010, 46 in 2011)
Actor, It's Like You Know's Arthur Garment, Gilmore Girl's Jason "Digger" Stiles, Malcolm in the Middle's Lionel Herkabe
Jerry Fisher: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Blood Sweat & Tears
Jimmy Fortune: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Country Singer, of Statler Bros.; AP says Mar 11
Navarone Anthony Garibaldi: 1987 (is 23 in 2010, 24 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Priscilla Presley & Marco Garibaldi's son
Janis Gill: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Country Singer, aka Janis Oliver Cummins; of the Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Mark-Paul Gosselaar: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
TV Actor, Saved By the Bell's Zack Morris
Clinton Gregory: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Country Singer, Violinist
Peter Guber: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Movie Producer, Flashdance
Herman The Hermit: 1917 (is 93 in 2010, 94 in 2011)
Country/Western Performer, RN: Clifford Snyder; discovered Tennessee Ernie Ford and also wrote "So Firm, So Round, So Fully Packed" and "Divorce Me C.O.D".
Ron Howard: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, Protestant, b. in Duncan, Okla.; The Andy Griffith Show's Opie Taylor, The Smith Family's Bob, Happy Days' Richie Cunningham, American Graffiti; dir'd Cocoon, Night Shift, Splash, Skyward, Apollo 13, EDtv, Arrested Development narrator; aka:Ronny, RN: Ronald William Howard
Nik Kershaw: 1958 (is 52 in 2010, 53 in 2011)
Songwriter, Pop Singer, Guitarist, English, Wouldn't It Be Good
Adam LaVorgna: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Brooklyn Bridge's Nicholas Scamperelli, Milk Money, 7th Heaven's Robbie Palmer
Bill Leen: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Gin Blossoms
Tom Mason: yr unknown
Actor, Grandpa Goes to Washington, Freebie & the Bean's Det. Sgt. Tim Walker, Our Family Honor's Det. Sgt. Frank McKay, Jack & Mike, Party of Five's Joe Mangus
Daniella Monet: 1989 (is 21 in 2010, 22 in 2011)
Actress, Listen Up's Megan Clineman
Donovan Patton: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
TV Host, of Blues Clues
Ryan Peake: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Nickelback
Gene Perla: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Jazz Bassist
Benny Powell: 1930 (is 80 in 2010, 81 in 2011)
Jazz Performer, Trombonist
Dominic Rains: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Actor, GH: Night Shift's Dr. Leo Julian
Carly Ritter: 1982 (is 28 in 2010, 29 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Nancy Morgan and John's daughter
Sammie: 1987 (is 23 in 2010, 24 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Julian Kal Seinfeld: 2003 (is 7 in 2010, 8 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Jessica and Jerry's son
Richard Shoberg: yr unknown
Soap Actor, All My Children's Tom Cudahy, Guiding Light's Buddy Carroll
Nathaniel Siskel: 1995 (is 15 in 2010, 16 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Marlene Glitzen & Gene's son
Alan Thicke: 1947 (is 63 in 2010, 64 in 2011)
Actor, TV Talk Show Host, Comedy Writer, Game Show Host, TV Producer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Songwriter, Canadian, b. in Kirland Lake, Ont.; RLN:Jeffery; Rock singer; Thicke of the Night host; Growing Pains' Jason Seaver, Animal Crack-Ups, Hope and Gloria's Dennis Dupree, Bold & The Beautiful's Rich Ginger
Shawn Toovey: 1983 (is 27 in 2010, 28 in 2011)
TV Actor, Dr. Quinn's Brian Cooper
Jackson James White: 1996 (is 14 in 2010, 15 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Katey Sagal and Jack's son
Richard (Purdy) Wilbur: 1921 (is 89 in 2010, 90 in 2011)?
Poet, 2nd U.S. Poet Laureate; some say b. Mar 21, 1921 (is 89 in 2010)
Alicia Leigh Willis: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Another World's Ali Fowler, General Hospital's Courtney Matthews Morgan
Russell Wong: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Actor
Lana Wood: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, Producer, Soap Actress, Diamonds Are Forever, Long Hot Summer, Peyton Place's Sandy Webster, Capitol; Natalie's sister
Sean Woolstenhulme: 1981 (is 29 in 2010, 30 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Lifehouse
Sable Alexandra Worthy: 1990 (is 20 in 2010, 21 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, James' daughter
Chuck Zito: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Actor, Days of Our Lives' Harry Jenkins

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People on March 1st: birth anniversaries

Tony Ashton: 1946=d.May 28, 2001 (was 55)
Keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, of Family, Deep Purple
Kenny Baker: 1921=d.Dec 7, 1999 (was 78)
Jazz Musician, performed for film and television soundtracks including the soundtrack to some of the James Bond movies
Roy Carter: 1926=d.Aug 4, 1997 (was 71)
Bass Singer/Basso, of Chuck Wagon Gang
Frederic Francois Chopin: 1810 N.S.=d.Oct 17, 1849 (was 39)
Composer, Pianist, Polish; other style says b. Feb 22, 1810 O.S.
Jack Clayton: 1921=d.Feb 25, 1995 (was 73)
Movie Producer/Director, English
Cesare Danova: 1926=d.Mar 19, 1992 (was 66)
Actor, Italian, Viva Las Vegas
Barrett Deems: 1914=d.Sep 15, 1998 (was 84)
Jazz Performer, Drummer, world's fastest drummer
Roger Delgado: 1918=d.Jun 19, 1973 (was 55)
Actor, Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who (Master); d. June 18?
Ralph Waldo Ellison: 1914=d.Apr 16, 1994 (was 80)
Novelist, Essayist, Invisible Man author; aka Ralph Waldo Emerson II, son of R.W. Emerson
Michael Flanders: 1922=d.Apr 14, 1975 (was 53)
Actor, Author, English, BBC Radio; of Flanders and Swann
William Maxwell Gaines: 1922=d.Jun 3, 1992 (was 70)
Publisher, launched MAD Magazine (1952-), an irreverent monthly with humorous illustrations and writing that satirized mass media, politicians, celebrities, and comic books.
Ralph Gleason: 1917=d.Jun 3, 1975 (was 58)
Journalist, co-founded Rolling Stone magazine
Paul Hartman: 1904=d.Oct 2, 1973 (was 69)
TV/Stage Actor, Dancer, The Pride of the Family, Andy Griffith Show's & Mayberry RFD's Emmett Clark, Petticoat Junction's Bert Smedley; Grace's hubby
William Dean Howells: 1837=d.May 11, 1920 (was 83)
Novelist, Critic, Editor
Eddie Jones: 1929=d.1977
Jazz Bassist, of Count Basie Orchestra
Glenn Miller: 1904=d.Dec 15, 1944 (was 40)
Bandleader, Trombonist, Arranger, b. in Clarinda, Iowa; Dance swing; Disappeared over Atlantic in plane
Ida Moore: 1882=d.Sep 26, 1964 (was 82)
Actress, RCA Victor Show
David Niven: 1910=d.Jul 29, 1983 (was 73)
TV/Movie Actor, Author, Scotish, FN:James; Four-Star Television co-founder, Four-Star Playhouse costar, Alcoa Theater, The Rogues, played a retired Sir James Bond in spoof Casino Royale; some say 1909
John Pell: 1611=d.????
Mathematician, English, introduced the division sign
Yitzhak Rabin: 1922=d.Nov 4, 1995 (was 73)
Prime Minister, Israeli, the war hero turned political leader who fearlessly pursued peace with the Palestinians
Judith Rossner: 1935=d.Aug 9, 2005 (was 70)
Novelist, Looking For Mr. Goodbar
Raymond Saint Jacques: 1930=d.Aug 27, 1990 (was 60)
Movie/Stage Actor, Director, RN:James Arthur Johnson; Rawhide's Solomon King, Roots, Falcon Crest's Dr. Hooks
Donald "Deke" Slayton: 1924=d.Jun 13, 1993 (was 69)
Astronaut
Cliffie Stone: 1917=d.Jan 17, 1998 (was 80)
Bassist, Bandleader, Songwriter, Country Singer, Comedian, Radio Disc Jock, Music Producer, Music Publisher, TV Host; RN:Clifford Gilpin Snyder; The Popcorn Song

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People on March 1st: death anniversaries

Roscoe Ates: 1962/b.Jan 20, 1892?
TV/Movie Actor, 30-40s western sidekick film actor; some say b. Jan 20, 1894, or b. Jan 20, 1895
Peter Barlow: 1862 (was 85)/b.Oct 13, 1776
Mathematician, English, Optician who invented two varieties of achromatic (non-colour-distorting) telescope lenses known as Barlow lenses.
Joe Besser: 1988 (was 80)/b.Aug 12, 1907
Comedian, TV/Stage/Radio Actor, b. in St. Louis, MO; The Three Stooges' Joe 1956-59; Abbott & Costello Show's Stinky, Joey Bishop's Mr. Jillson
Earl Blackwell: 1995 (was 85)/b.May 3, 1913?
Publisher, Celebrity Register, lists of best and worst-dressed celebrities; some say b. May 3, 1917, or b. May 3, 1919
Zabdiel Boylston: 1766 (was 86)/b.Mar 9, 1679
Physician, introduced smallpox inoculation into the American colonies
Pearl Butler: 1988 (was 57)/b.Sep 20, 1930
Country Singer
Jackie Coogan: 1984 (was 69)/b.Oct 26, 1914
TV/Movie/Radio Actor, Panelist, b. in Los Angeles; NN:The Kid (the firstfull-length movie to star a child); McKeever & the Colonel, Pantotime Quiz reg, The Addams Family's Uncle Fester; in 1400+ TV shows!
Dolores Costello: 1979 (was 73)/b.Sep 17, 1905
Actress, Drew Barrymore's grandmother
Dennis Dannell: 2000 (was 38)/b.Jun 24, 1961
Music Figure, of Social Distortion
Freddie Green: 1987 (was 75)/b.Mar 31, 1911
Rhythm Guitarist
George Herbert: 1633 (was 39)/b.Apr 3, 1593
Poet, Author, English
Edwin James Houston: 1914 (was 66)/b.Jul 9, 1847
Engineer, electrical engineer who influenced the development of commercial lighting in the United States.
Edwin H. Land: 1991 (was 81)/b.May 7, 1909
Inventor, Scientist, Businessperson, Physicist, Polaroid corp. founder, Polaroid camera, instant X-rays & picutres, 3-D movie projector, polaroid sunglasses, & 500+ patents
Charles Jr. Lindbergh: 1932/b.yr unknown
Celebrity Son, Charles' son
Max Rudolf: 1995 (was 92)/b.Jun 15, 1902
Conductor, German, conducted some of the world's greatest orchestras and was considered one of the top musicians and teachers of his time
Bobby Timmons: 1974 (was 38)/b.Dec 19, 1935
Pianist, Composer
Doreen Waddell: 2002 (was 36)/b.yr unknown
Soul Singer, of Soul II Soul

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In 1, B.C., Start of revised Julian calendar in Rome.

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Government and Politics on March 1st

In 1642, Georgeana, Maine becomes the first city to be incorporated in North America.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on March 1st

In 1498, Vasco de Gama landed at what is now Mozambique on his travels to India.

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Royalty and Religious events on March 1st

In 1871, Napoleon III was deposed as emperor of France.

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Human Achievement and Science events on March 1st

In 1565, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, founded

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Arts and Prose events on March 1st

In 1890, Sherlock Holmes made his U.S. book debut as J.P. Lippincott published the "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle. (Jan 6, 1887?).

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In 1903, 03 x 01 = 03

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