This day commemorates the patron saint of Wales, St. David, who was born in the sixth century at Henfynw, Cardigan. St. David’s Day also celebrates the Welsh victory over the Saxons in 640. Legend has it that the clever Welsh farmers pinned leeks to their coats so they could recognize one another in the melee; the Saxons killed many of their own kind, not having such a sign to tell friend form foe. Today, St. David’s symbol is the leek. In honor of St. David, plant a bulb of aromatic leek as soon as the ground can be worked. See our page on planting onions and leeks. An old adage suggests eating leeks all month to keep the doctor away all year. So, try our Cock-a-Leekie Soup.
Every Year
- MONTH OF MARCH
- HEROES’ DAY OR NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY IN PARAGUAY
- ST. DAVID ’S DAY
- BORN : RONALD WEASLEY (CHARACTER IN HARRY POTTER SERIES)
1690s
1790s
1800s
1810s
- BORN 1810: FREDERIC CHOPIN (COMPOSER)
- 1815: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE (NOW UNIVERSITY) CHARTERED; HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED IN 1789 AS FIRST CATHOLIC COLLEGE IN THE U.S.
1860s
1870s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
- 1932: THE SON OF CHARLES LINDBERGH WAS KIDNAPPED
- BORN 1935: ROBERT CONRAD (ACTOR)
- DIED 1938: GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO (ITALIAN POET AND NOVELIST)
1940s
- 1943: CANNED GOODS RATIONED
- BORN 1944: ROGER DALTREY (LEAD SINGER FOR THE WHO)
- BORN 1947: ALAN THICKE (ACTOR)
- 1949: JOE LOUIS ANNOUNCED HIS FIRST RETIREMENT
- 1949: RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! MADE ITS TELEVISION DEBUT
1950s
- 1950: KLAUS E.J. FUCHS, A BRITISH ATOMIC SCIENTIST, FOUND GUILTY OF COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO THE SOVIETS CONCERNING ATOMIC RESEARCH
- BORN 1954: RON HOWARD (ACTOR & DIRECTOR)
- 1954: SEVERAL PUERTO RICAN NATIONALISTS OPENED FIRE IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, INJURING FIVE PEOPLE
- BORN 1956: TIM DALY (ACTOR)
1960s
- 1961: PRESIDENT KENNEDY CREATED PEACE CORPS
- 1962: TICKER-TAPE PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR JOHN GLENN AND FELLOW ASTRONAUTS
- 1966: RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT VENUS 3, LAUNCHED NOVEMBER 16, 1965, CRASHED ON VENUS, THE FIRST MAN-MADE OBJECT TO REACH ANOTHER PLANET
- BORN 1967: GEORGE EADS (ACTOR)
- 1968: JOHNNY CASH AND JUNE CARTER WERE MARRIED
- 1969: MICKEY MANTLE ANNOUNCED RETIREMENT
1970s
- BORN 1973: CHRIS WEBBER (BASKETBALL PLAYER)
- 1974: SEVEN FORMER WHITE HOUSE AND NIXON CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS WERE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING THE WATERGATE INCIDENT
- BORN 1974: MARK-PAUL GOSSELAAR (ACTOR)
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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