Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the preeminent male ballet dancer of his generation as well as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.

1938Keith O'Brien, Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (died 2018)^[†]

Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien was a senior-ranking Catholic prelate in Scotland. He was the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh from 1985 to 2013.

1938Zola Taylor, American singer (died 2007)^[†]

Zoletta Lynn Taylor was an American singer and musician. Beginning her career in the early 1950s, Taylor was the original female member of the American vocal group The Platters from 1954 until 1962, when the group produced most of their popular singles.

Headlines from March 17, 1938

INCOME TAX YIELD 18 P. C. ABOVE 1937; TOTAL $615,947,718; March 1-15 Receipts,$95,000,000 Over Last Year, May Offset Other Excise Slumps

' PROGRESS' IS MADE IN TVANEGOTIATION TO BUY UP UTILITY; Lilienthal to 'State Nature' of It After Conferring With His Colleagues

Chicago Jury Decrees Death for Kidnapper; Seadlund Got $50,000 Ransom, Killed Ross

Britain Stands by Non-Intervention; Chamberlain Defends His Policy; Commons Backs Government, 317 to 141-- Knowledge of Fresh Nazi Aid to Franco Denied--Reich Warned on Czechs

LIFE INSURANCE BILL PASSED AT ALBANY; LEHMAN HAILS ACT; Senate Votes 37 to 12 and the Assembly 106 to 38 for Bank Plan

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