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| [[Image:Guerrillero Heroico - Che Guevara by Alberto Diaz Gutierrez.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Che Guevara (photo)|Che Guevara]]'' by [[Alberto Diaz Gutierrez]]]] | [[Image:Guerrillero Heroico - Che Guevara by Alberto Diaz Gutierrez.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Che Guevara (photo)|Che Guevara]]'' by [[Alberto Diaz Gutierrez]]]] | ||
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| - | == Art and culture == | + | {|class="toc hlist" id="toc" summary="Contents" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; text-align:center;" |
| - | *[[1616]] – [[Nicolaus Copernicus]]'s book, [[De revolutionibus orbium coelestium]] is banned by the [[Catholic Church]] | + | |colspan="3" | |
| - | * 1933 – [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Party]] receives 43.9% at the [[German federal election, March 1933|Reichstag elections]]. This later allows the Nazis to pass the [[Enabling Act of 1933|Enabling Act]] and establish a dictatorship. | + | |- |
| - | *[[1940]] – Members of [[Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet politburo]], including [[General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|general secretary]] [[Joseph Stalin]], sign an order for the execution of 25,700 [[Poland|Polish]] [[intelligentsia]], including 14,700 Polish [[Prisoner of War|POW]]s, known also as the [[Katyn massacre]]. | + | ! style="text-align:right; width:310px;"| << [[March 4]] |
| - | *[[1943]] – First flight of [[Gloster Meteor]] jet aircraft in the United Kingdom. | + | ! style="width:125px;"| |
| - | *[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Red Army]] begins the [[Uman–Botoşani Offensive]] in the western [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]]. | + | ! style="text-align:left; width:310px;"| [[March 6]] >> |
| - | *[[1946]] – [[Winston Churchill]] coins the phrase "[[Iron Curtain]]" in his speech at [[Westminster College, Missouri]]. | + | |} |
| - | * 1946 – [[People's Republic of Hungary|Hungarian]] [[communism|Communists]] and [[Social democracy|Social Democrats]] co-found the [[Left Bloc (Hungary)|Left Bloc]]. | + | |
| + | == Events, art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1616]] – [[Nicolaus Copernicus]]'s book, ''[[De revolutionibus orbium coelestium]]'' is banned by the [[Catholic Church]] | ||
| + | * 1933 – [[Adolf Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Party]] receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections. This later allows the Nazis to pass the [[Enabling Act of 1933|Enabling Act]] and establish a dictatorship. | ||
| + | *[[1940]] – [[Joseph Stalin]], signs an order for the execution of 25,700 [[Poland|Polish]] [[intelligentsia]], including 14,700 Polish [[Prisoner of War|POW]]s, known also as the [[Katyn massacre]]. | ||
| + | *[[1946]] – [[Winston Churchill]] coins the phrase "[[Iron Curtain]]" in a speech at Westminster College, Missouri. | ||
| *[[1960]] – [[Cuba]]n photographer [[Alberto Korda]] takes his [[Guerrillero Heroico|iconic photograph]] of [[Marxism|Marxist]] revolutionary [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]]. | *[[1960]] – [[Cuba]]n photographer [[Alberto Korda]] takes his [[Guerrillero Heroico|iconic photograph]] of [[Marxism|Marxist]] revolutionary [[Che Guevara|Ernesto "Che" Guevara]]. | ||
| - | *[[1965]] – [[March Intifada]]: A [[Left-wing politics|Leftist]] uprising erupts in [[Bahrain]] against British colonial presence. | ||
| - | *[[1966]] – [[BOAC Flight 911]] crashes on [[Mount Fuji]], [[Japan]], killing 124. | ||
| - | *[[1970]] – The [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]] goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations. | ||
| - | *[[1974]] – [[Yom Kippur War]]: [[Israel]]i forces withdraw from the west bank of the [[Suez Canal]]. | ||
| - | *[[1975]] – First meeting of the [[Homebrew Computer Club]] | ||
| - | *[[1978]] – The [[Landsat program|Landsat 3]] is launched from [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]] in [[California]]. | ||
| - | *[[1979]] – Soviet probes [[Venera 11]], [[Venera 12]] and the American solar satellite [[Helios probes|Helios II]] all are hit by [[Gamma-ray burst|"off the scale" gamma rays]] leading to the discovery of [[soft gamma repeater]]s. | ||
| - | * 1979 – America's [[Voyager 1]] spacecraft has its closest approach to [[Jupiter]], 172,000 miles. | ||
| - | *[[1981]] – The [[ZX81]], a pioneering [[United Kingdom|British]] [[home computer]], is launched by [[Sinclair Research]] and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world. | ||
| - | *[[1982]] – Soviet probe [[Venera 14]] landed on [[Venus]]. | ||
| - | *[[1984]] – 6,000 miners in the [[United Kingdom]] begin their [[UK miners' strike (1984–1985)|strike]] at [[Cortonwood]] Colliery. | ||
| - | *[[1988]] – The [[Constitution]] of [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] is restored and revised. | ||
| - | *[[1999]] – [[Paul Okalik]] is elected first [[List of premiers of Nunavut|Premier of Nunavut]]. | ||
| - | *[[2003]] – In [[Haifa]], 17 Israeli civilians are killed by a [[Hamas]] suicide bomb in the [[Haifa bus 37 massacre]]. | ||
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| *[[1696]] - [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]], Italian painter (d. [[1770]]) | *[[1696]] - [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]], Italian painter (d. [[1770]]) | ||
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| *[[1921]] - [[Maila Nurmi|Vampira]], Finnish American actress (d. [[2008]]) | *[[1921]] - [[Maila Nurmi|Vampira]], Finnish American actress (d. [[2008]]) | ||
| *[[1922]] - [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], Italian writer and film director (d. [[1975]]) | *[[1922]] - [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]], Italian writer and film director (d. [[1975]]) | ||
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Jacques Vergès]], French lawyer and anti-colonialist (d. [[2013]]) | + | *[[1925]] - [[Jacques Vergès]], French lawyer and anti-colonialist (d. 2013) |
| - | *[[1942]] - [[Mike Resnick]], American science fiction author | + | *[[1944]] - [[Peter Weibel]], Russian-born artist and curator (d. 2023) |
| - | *[[1944]] - [[Peter Weibel]], Russian-born artist and curator | + | |
| *[[1948]] - [[Eddy Grant]], Guyana-born singer | *[[1948]] - [[Eddy Grant]], Guyana-born singer | ||
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Mark E. Smith]], English singer ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]) | + | *[[1957]] - [[Mark E. Smith]], English singer ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]) (d. 2018) |
| *[[1960]] - [[David Tibet]], English musician ([[Current 93]]) | *[[1960]] - [[David Tibet]], English musician ([[Current 93]]) | ||
| *[[1969]] - [[MC Solaar]], French rapper | *[[1969]] - [[MC Solaar]], French rapper | ||
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| *[[1982]] - [[John Belushi]], American actor (b. [[1949]]) | *[[1982]] - [[John Belushi]], American actor (b. [[1949]]) | ||
| *[[1984]] - [[Gérard Lebovici]], French film producerand patron to Guy Debord (b. [[1932]]) | *[[1984]] - [[Gérard Lebovici]], French film producerand patron to Guy Debord (b. [[1932]]) | ||
| - | + | * [[2018]] - [[Hayden White]], American historian (b. 1928) | |
| - | + | *[[2023]] - [[Piero Gilardi]], Italian artist (b. 1942) | |
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Events, art and culture
- 1616 – Nicolaus Copernicus's book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium is banned by the Catholic Church
- 1933 – Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections. This later allows the Nazis to pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
- 1940 – Joseph Stalin, signs an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, known also as the Katyn massacre.
- 1946 – Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in a speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
- 1960 – Cuban photographer Alberto Korda takes his iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
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Births
- 1696 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (d. 1770)
- 1830 - Étienne-Jules Marey, French scientist and chronophotographer (d. 1904)
- 1870 - Frank Norris, American writer (d. 1902)
- 1871 - Rosa Luxemburg, Socialist revolutionary (d. 1919)
- 1921 - Vampira, Finnish American actress (d. 2008)
- 1922 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian writer and film director (d. 1975)
- 1925 - Jacques Vergès, French lawyer and anti-colonialist (d. 2013)
- 1944 - Peter Weibel, Russian-born artist and curator (d. 2023)
- 1948 - Eddy Grant, Guyana-born singer
- 1957 - Mark E. Smith, English singer (The Fall) (d. 2018)
- 1960 - David Tibet, English musician (Current 93)
- 1969 - MC Solaar, French rapper
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Deaths
- 1534 - Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)
- 1644 - Ferrante Pallavicino, Italian writer (La retorica delle puttane) (b. 1618)
- 1815 - Franz Mesmer, Austrian developer of hypnotism (b. 1734)
- 1893 - Hippolyte Taine, French historian (b. 1828
- 1944 - Max Jacob, French poet and writer (b. 1876)
- 1953 - Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer, (b. 1891)
- 1953 - Joseph Stalin, Georgian leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1879)
- 1982 - John Belushi, American actor (b. 1949)
- 1984 - Gérard Lebovici, French film producerand patron to Guy Debord (b. 1932)
- 2018 - Hayden White, American historian (b. 1928)
- 2023 - Piero Gilardi, Italian artist (b. 1942)
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