Historical Events
- WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Alvin Kallicharran, West Indian cricket batsman (66 Tests 1972-81 @ 44.43), born in Port Mourant, British Guiana
- Eddie Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter ("Two Tickets To Paradise"; 'Take Me Home Tonight"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
- Rolf-Dieter Amend, German canoeist (Olympic gold GDR C-2 slalom 1972), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 2022)
- Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Famous Deaths
- Samuel Sidney McClure, Irish-American newspaper editor, publisher and muckracker (McClure's Magazine), dies at 92
Died in 1949 1949 Highlights
About March 21, 1949
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 1 month and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aries
