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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 461 St Patrick - the patron saint of Ireland - died in Saul.
In 1753 First official St. Patrick's Day.
In 1756 St. Patrick's Day first celebrated in New York City, at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.
In 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader, mountain man par excellence, born.
In 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, automobile pioneer, born.
In 1860 Japanese Embassy arrives aboard the Candinmarruh.
In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt used the term "muckrake".
In 1919 Nat King Cole, entertainer, father of Natalie, born.
In 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, ballet star, born.
In 1949 Patrick Duffy, actor, born.
In 1950 Element 98 - californium announced.
In 1951 Kurt Russell, actor, born.
In 1954 Leslie-Anne Down (in London, England), actor, born.
In 1958 The U.S. Navy launched the Vanguard 1 satellite.
In 1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of New York was beatified. She was sainted in 1975.
In 1964 Rob Lowe, actor, famous for home-made movies, born.
In 1966 U.S. sub locates missing hydrogen bomb in Mediterranean.
In 1969 Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel.
In 1970 U.S. casts first veto in UN Security Council (Support England).
In 1982 4 Dutch television crew members were shot dead in El Salvador.
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