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| March 14th |
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| About March 14th is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 292 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. March 14th is Pi Day (3.14). Births 1816 - William Marsh Rice, businessman, philanthropist, founded Rice University 1854 - Thomas R. Marshall, 28th U.S. Vice President 1879 - Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist (E = mc2) 1916 - Horton Foote, playwright, screenwriter (To Kill a Mockingbird screenplay) 1948 - Billy Crystal, actor, comedian, writer (When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers) 1948 - Tom Coburn, U.S. Senator (Oklahoma) 1960 - Kirby Puckett, Hall of Fame baseball player Deaths 1972 - Len Ford, Hall of Fame defensive end 1973 - Howard H. Aiken, pioneer in computer engineering Events 1794 - Eli Whitney is issued a patent for the cotton gin. 1950 - The FBI debuts their ''Ten Most Wanted'' list. |
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