March 21st

March 21 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 275 days remaining until the end of time.

1866 Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes

1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever

1962 A bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds. . .and, man oh man, was he pissed!

1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay is closed after Clint escapes

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1970 Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

1980 SPOILER ALERT!!! On TV show Dallas, J.R. is shot. Not fatally as it turns out.

1994 Dudley Moore is arrested for hitting girlfriend

1922 Russ Meyer, breast-fixated heterosexual US director/producer/"King of the Nudies" 

1930 James Coco, gay US actor 

1944 Timothy Dalton, English actor/James Bond #4/1st baby daddy of Mel Gibson's baby mama 

1952 Christophe Malavoy, French actor 

1958 Gary Oldman, English actor 

1962 Rosie O’Donnell, gay US comedienne/actress/TV host/producer

1962 Matthew Broderick, US actor 

1964 Austin Masters, US porn star 

1968 Jaye Davidson, gay US-UK actor/fashion designer 

1975 Justin Pierce, US-UK actor/skater 

1978 Kevin Federline, US dancer/rapper/model/model father/Celeb Fit club contestant 

1979 Alex Sibley, English model/UK Big Brother 3 contestant 

1916 Cole Younger, US outlaw, won’t get older

1974 Candy Darling [James Slattery], gay US female impersonator, takes a walk on the wild side

1985 Sir Michael Redgrave, bisexual English actor (Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mr. Arkadin), lets the chips fall where they may, especially since yesterday was his birthday.

1987 Dean Paul "Dino" Martin, US singer/actor (Billy-Misfits of Science)/US Air Force pilot, is lost in space

1991 Leo Fender, US inventor (Fender guitar), hits a wrong chord

1994 Dack Rambo, gay US actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas), succumbs to AIDS