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Mia Hamm
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Twice FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Mia Hamm, born this day in 1972, was the first global star in women’s football (soccer), having made 158 goals in international play by 2004—then the most by anyone, male or female.

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Roger B. Taney
March 17, 1777 — October 12, 1864
Roger B. Taney
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February 8, 1700 — March 17, 1782
Daniel Bernoulli
Daniel Bernoulli was the most distinguished of the second generation...
Gottlieb Daimler
March 17, 1834 — March 6, 1900
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler was a German mechanical engineer who was a major...
William II
December 6, 1792 — March 17, 1849
William II
William II was the king of the Netherlands and grand duke of Luxembourg...
Baugh, Sammy
March 17, 1914 — December 17, 2008
Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh was the first outstanding quarterback in the history of...
Cynthia McKinney.
March 17, 1955 —
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney is an American politician who was a Democratic member...
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December 3, 1924 — March 17, 2007
John Warner Backus
John Warner Backus was an American computer scientist and mathematician...
Cambridge, George William Frederick Charles, 2nd duke of
March 26, 1819 — March 17, 1904
George William Frederick Charles, 2nd duke of Cambridge
George William Frederick Charles, 2nd duke of Cambridge was a conservative...