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March in History
There are 31 days in the month of March. The name comes from the Latin word 'Martius'.
To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in March, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.
March
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March in history at random
Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during March in years gone by.
Some of the famous people born in the month of March
On 5th March 1974
The actor Kevin Connolly was born.
On 1st March 1929
The singer Sonny James was born.
On 13th March 1968
The American actor Christopher Collett was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of March
On 15th March 1956
My Fair Lady, the musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play, Pygmalion, had its premiere in New York. The lyrics were by Alan Jay Lerner and the music by Frederick Loewe.
On 3rd March 1974
All 344 people on a Turkish Airlines DC10 are killed when it crashes into a wood near Paris, France.
On 2nd March 1969
The first flight of the Concorde took place.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of March
On 31st march 1967
The actor Don Alvarado died, age 62.
On 25th March 1978
The actor Jack Hulbert died, age 85.
On 27th March 1968
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin died.
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