Historical Events In March - 08

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  On March - 08 the first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)   

1972  The first flight of the Goodyear blimp on this day in history.   

1973  Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens on March - 08.   

1973  On March - 08 paul &Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis   

1973  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 08.   

1973  On March - 08 gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies   

1974  On March - 08 charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France   

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  On March - 08 olivia Newton-John reached the top spot on the pop charts with"Have You Never Been Mellow".   

1975  On this day in history royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba   

1975  On this day in history george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

1976  1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China on this day in history.   

1977  Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond on March - 08.   

1977  Princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter) on March - 08.   

1977  On this day in history henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1979  On this day in history china withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam   

1979  On March - 08 shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale   

1979  The first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io) on March - 08.   

1980  On March - 08 greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad   

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 08.   

1981  Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on March - 08.   

1983  House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR on March - 08.   

1983  On March - 08 iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0   

1983  President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" on March - 08.   

1983  William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 on March - 08.   

1984  First US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber on March - 08.   

1985  On March - 08 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before.   

1985  On March - 08 edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  On March - 08 4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon   

1986  Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 08 martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million   

1986  Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 08 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425   

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  On March - 08 birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on this day in history.   

1223  On March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  On this day in history juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55