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1911 - Birth of Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2003) 1913 - Birth of Paul Erdős, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1996) 1916 - Birth of Christian B. Anfinsen, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995) 1922 - Birth of Oscar Sala, Italian-born physicist; 1938 - Birth of Anthony James Leggett, American physicist, Nobel ...
March 23 is the 82nd day of ... 1913 – A tornado outbreak kills more than 240 people in the central United ... Sidney Hillman, Lithuanian-born American labor leader ...
Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 April, initially identical to 25 March in the former Julian calendar). Many other cultures, for example in Iran, or Ethiopia, still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.
People Born in March Actually Have 2 Birthstones—Find Out What They Are and the Meaning Behind Each Stone. Laura Beck. March 1, 2024 at 6:05 AM. Aquamarine stones for March birthstone.
March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 281 days remain until the end of the year. Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England (in Julian calendar ).
Significant, silly and celebratory—all of the observances and holidays in March. Happy March! Here’s to Women’s History Month, Easter and Saint Patrick’s Day
1928 – In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. [12] 1930 – Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile (320 km) march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India. [13] 1933 – Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the ...
March 30 is the 89th day of the year ... 1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, ... Canadian-born cartoonist (d. 1957)