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Richard Chamberlain
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Richard Chamberlain

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George Richard Chamberlain was an American actor and singer whose career on stage and in film and television spanned over 60 years. He was the recipient of many accolades, including three Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, two Drama Desk Award nominations, and a Grammy Award nominations.

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On This Day

10 events
2009
Lahore
The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries.
2002
Queen_Elizabeth_the_Queen_Mother
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Royal Lodge aged 101.
1981
John_Hinckley_Jr.
John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded U.S. president Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton (immediate aftermath pictured).
1977
Annie_Hall
Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it was voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America.
1972
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces began the Easter Offensive in an attempt to gain as much territory and destroy as many South Vietnamese units as possible.
1950
Usmar_Ismail
Usmar Ismail began shooting Darah dan Doa, widely recognised as the first Indonesian film.
1921
Australian_Air_Corps
The Australian Air Corps was disbanded, to be replaced the following day by the Australian Air Force.
1918
March_Days
Four days of inter-ethnic clashes broke out in Baku, Azerbaijan, resulting in about 12,000 deaths.
1912
Abd_al-Hafid_of_Morocco
Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes (depicted), making Morocco a French protectorate.
1867
William_H._Seward
U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million.

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