jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011

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March 10

On March 10, 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73. His death was announced on March 11th. Politburo member Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed him.
On March 10, 1903, Clare Boothe Luce, the American playwright and politician, was born. Following her death on Oct. 9, 1987, her obituary appeared in The Times.

On This Date

1496Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.
1629England's King Charles I dissolved Parliament.
1785Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.
1848The Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the war with Mexico.
1864Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union armies during the Civil War.
1949Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, D.C., of treason.
1965Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple" opened on Broadway.
1969James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1980"Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death in Purchase, N.Y. (His lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of murder and served nearly 12 years in prison.)
1985Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet leader for just 13 months, died at age 73.
1993Dr. David Gunn was shot to death outside a Pensacola, Fla., abortion clinic.
1997"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" debuted on the WB network.
2002Israeli helicopters destroyed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis were killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's residence in Jerusalem.
2004Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced in Chesapeake, Va., to life in prison.

Current Birthdays

Carrie Underwood, Country singer (“American Idol”)
Country singer Carrie Underwood ("American Idol") turns 28 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Sharon Stone, Actress
Actress Sharon Stone turns 53 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg
1933Ralph Emery, Talk show host, turns 78
1940Chuck Norris, Actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger"), turns 71
1940David Rabe, Writer, producer, turns 71
1940Dean Torrence, Singer (Jan and Dean), turns 71
1947Bob Greene, Newspaper columnist, turns 64
1947Tom Scholz, Rock musician (Boston), turns 64
1953Paul Haggis, Director, screenwriter ("Crash"), turns 58
1957Shannon Tweed, Actress, turns 54
1962Jasmine Guy, Actress, turns 49
1964Prince Edward, Member of the British royal family, turns 47
1965Rod Woodson, Football Hall of Famer, turns 46
1969Paget Brewster, Actress ("Criminal Minds"), turns 42
1971Jon Hamm, Actor ("Mad Men"), turns 40
1972Timbaland, Rapper, producer, turns 39
1977Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medal gymnast, turns 34
1977Robin Thicke, Singer, turns 34
1984Olivia Wilde, Actress ("House M.D."), turns 27
1992Emily Osment, Actress ("Hannah Montana"), turns 19

Historic Birthdays

34Thos. Howard Norfolk 3/10/1538 - 6/2/1572
English nobleman executed by Queen Elizabeth I
56Friedrich von Schlegel 3/10/1772 - 1/12/1829
German writer and critic
49Alexander III 3/10/1845 - 11/1/1894
Russian emperor (1881-84)
75Henry W. Fowler 3/10/1858 - 12/26/1933
English lexicographer and philologist
75Hector Guimard 3/10/1867 - 5/20/1942
French architect and furniture designer
73Lillian Wald 3/10/1867 - 9/1/1940
American nurse; founded Henry St. Settlement in New York
28Bix Beiderbecke 3/10/1903 - 8/6/1931
American jazz cornetist and composer
63Harry Bertoia 3/10/1915 - 11/6/1978
Italian-born American sculptor and designer
70James Earl Ray 3/10/1928 - 4/23/1998
American assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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