Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Mar 05
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 05:00:26 GMT

Interesting things that happened March 5:

Birthdays on this date ...
  In 1583 Gerhardus Mercator, cartographer
  In 1824 James Merritt Ives, lithographer (of Currier and Ives fame)
  In 1887 Heitor Villa-Lobos, composer
  In 1908 Rex Harrison, actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, My Fair Lady)
  In 1939 Samantha Eggar (in London, England), actor
  In 1946 Michael Warren, actor (Hill Street Blues)
  In 1950 Eugene Fodor, violinist
  In 1958 Andy Gibb, singer

Events worth noting ...
  In 1770 Boston Massacre - 5 people killed.
  In 1845 Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US.
  In 1900 The American Hall of Fame is founded.
  In 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech by Winston Churchill
  In 1953 Joseph V. Stalin died.
  In 1956 "King Kong" first televised.
  In 1971 Rolls-Royce receives a $144 million loan from the British government.
  In 1974 Ralph Stewart failed in second Islander penalty shot.
  In 1979 Voyager I flies past Jupiter.
  In 1982 Actor John Belushi dies.

And remember ...
  International Hamburger and Pickle Month
  Red Cross Month
  National Nutrition Month (US)
  Women's History Month
 
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