Historical Anniversaries this Week

March 27

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public.^[12]

 Births (350 years ago today): 1676 – Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (died 1735)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Frank O'Hara, American writer (died 1966)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Roberta Anastase, Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Danny Fortson, American basketball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer

 Deaths (350 years ago today): 1676 – Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (born 1597)

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (born 1856)

 Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 – Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1887)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (born 1901)

March 28

 Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.^[8]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (died 2014)^[123]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (died 2006)^[124]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Richard Arlen, American actor (born 1899)^[260]

March 29

 Births (200 years ago today): 1826 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician (died 1900)^[65]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Vladimir Bolotin, Russian physicist (died 2008)^[114]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player^[216]

 Deaths (200 years ago today): 1826 – Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator and academic (born 1751)^[258]

March 30

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.^[10]

 Births (700 years ago today): 1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (died 1359)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark

 Deaths (500 years ago today): 1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (born 1471)

March 31

 Births (150 years ago today): 1876 – Borisav Stankovi?, Serbian author (died 1927)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – John Fowles, English novelist (died 2005)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (died 2001)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (died 2006)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Howard Frier, American basketball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Igors S?esar?uks, Latvian-Russian footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Graeme Smith, Scottish swimmer

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Paul Strand, American photographer and director (born 1890)

April 1

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.^[40]

 Births (250 years ago today): 1776 – Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1831)^[56]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Anne McCaffrey, American-Irish author (died 2011)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – David Gilliland, American race car driver

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Gábor Király, Hungarian footballer^[81]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – David Oyelowo, English actor

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Yuka Yoshida, Japanese tennis player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 – Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (born 1891)^[127]

April 2

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.^[14]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (died 2014)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (died 2006)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer

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