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1949  11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Okla State 46-36.   

1951  USAF flag approved.   

1951  In this year, Patty Berg claims LPGA Sandhills Women's Golf Open.   

1952  14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St Johns 80-63   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces new vaccine to prevent polio [myelitis]   

1953  Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio[myelitis]   

1953  Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64.   

1955  "Ballad of Davy Crockett", is recorded as becoming the #1 record in US   

1956  Medic Alert Foundation forms.   

1956  Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One   

1956  Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, composer, dies at 70   

1958  30th Academy Awards-"Bridge on the River Kwai", Alec Guinness and Joanne Woodward win   

1958  US Army launches America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"   

1958  Phil Mead, cricketer (55061 1st-class runs 1905-36), dies   

1959  Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs West Indies age 15 years 124 days   

1959  Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71   

1960  Iraq executes 30 after attack on President Kassem   

1960  Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami.   

1960  Ian Keith, actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61.   

1962  Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature   

1962  Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64.   

1964  "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1348 performances.   

1966  Operation Jackstay in Navy's inaugural amphibious assault in Vietnam's inland waters   

1967  21st Tony Awards Homecoming and Cabaret win   

1967  In this year, Kathy Whitworth claims LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open   

1968  Operation Bold Dragon III began in Mekong Delta.   

1969  Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV.   

1969  Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use   

1969  Soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched.   

1969  B[runo] Traven, writer (Sierra Madre), dies at 87.   

1970  "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances.   

1970  500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945   

1970  Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark   

1970  Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl.   

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1479  Vasili iii: Great prince of moscow (1505-33)/son of ivan iii   

1516  Conrad gessner: Swiss naturalist   

1554  Charles of lorraine: Duke of mayenne, french military leader   

1577  Elisabeth of nassau: Daughter of willem i & charlotte of bourbon   

1659  William wollaston: Coton england, philosopher   

1671  Giacomo cesare predieri: Composer   

1684  Johann graf: Composer   

1698  Václav prokop diviš: Czech theologian and natural scientist   

0304  Death of Saint emmanuel: Christian martyr killed under diocletian   

0752  Death of Stephen ii: Catholic pope (3/22-26/752),   

0809  Death of Liudger: Missionary/1st bishop of munster/saint,   

1130  King sigurd i of norway: King sigurd i of norway (b. ca. 1090)   

1212  Sancho i: King of portugal (1185-1212),   

1258  Floris: The guardian, count-regent of holland,   

1350  Alfonso xi: King of castile & leon,   

1517  Heinrich isaac: Flemish composer