Historical Events In March - 09

1941  Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62 on March - 09.   

1942  Construction of the Alaska Highway began on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown   

1943  On this day in history greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps   

1943  On March - 09 oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz   

1945  On this day in history 334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb   

1945  Japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China on March - 09.   

1946  On March - 09 dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang   

1947  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on this day in history.   

1947  On March - 09 stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies   

1947  On March - 09 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia on this day in history.   

1949  On March - 09 brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1949  On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes   

1949  On this day in history the first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad.   

1949  On this day in history brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1950  On this day in history edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies   

1950  Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York NY on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 09 willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in NYC   

1952  On this day in history heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title   

1953  On March - 09 josef Stalin buried in Moscow   

1954  On March - 09 this was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator, .   

1954  WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials on this day in history.   

1954  1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators) on this day in history.   

1955  Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 on March - 09.   

1956  Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested & exiled to Seychelles on this day in history.   

1956  Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England on March - 09.   

1957  On this day in history 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska   

1957  In the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 8.8 quake, one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World and one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States on March - 09.   

1957  In the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred on this day in history.   

1958  George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season on this day in history.   

1959  Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold on March - 09.   

1959  On March - 09 the first known radar contact is made with Venus   

1959  On this day in history "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances   

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1213  On this day in history birth of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)   

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on March - 09.   

1454  On this day in history birth of amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America)   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history birth of aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1697  On this day in history birth of friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz)   

1720  On this day in history birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

1202  On March - 09 death of king Sverre of Norway   

1422  Death of Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380) on this day in history.   

1440  Death of St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384) on this day in history.   

1566  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on March - 09.   

1620  On March - 09 aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59   

1649  On March - 09 death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  On this day in history jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

1688  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89 on March - 09.