Historical Events Happened In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on this day in history.  

1964  Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80 on March - 16.  

1965  On March - 16 university of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service.  

1966  On March - 16 "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London  

1966  Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down  

1967  Quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada on March - 16.  

1967  James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1968  During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My on this day in history.  

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1968  On this day in history my Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die  

1968  On March - 16 robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign  

1968  On this day in history june Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60  

1969  Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 on March - 16.  

1970  On March - 16 new English Bible published  

1970  On this day in history arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61  

1971  13th Grammy Awards Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history the first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility  

1971  Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on March - 16.  

1971  On this day in history 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win  

1972  John &Yoko are served with deportation papers on this day in history.  

1972  Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 on March - 16.  

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1974  The first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville on March - 16.  

1975  On this day in history uS Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury  

1975  T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1976  On March - 16 british premier Harold Wilson resigns  

1977  US President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast  

1978  On this day in history red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed  

1978  On March - 16 soyuz 26 returns to Earth  

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1978  On March - 16 uS Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty  

1978  On this day in history aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists  

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)  

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.  

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on March - 16.  

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.  

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)  

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on March - 16.  

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.  

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)  

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.  

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on March - 16.  

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.  

1322  On this day in history death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)  

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.  

1485  On March - 16 death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)  

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.