Historical Events Happened In March - 16

1964  On this day in history paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension  Share it »

1964  Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80 on this day in history.  Share it »

1965  On this day in history university of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service.  Share it »

1966  On this day in history "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London  Share it »

1966  On this day in history gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits  Share it »

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

1967  Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down on this day in history.  Share it »

1967  On this day in history quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada.  Share it »

1967  On this day in history james Friskin, composer, dies at 80  Share it »

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.  Share it »

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

1968  On this day in history robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign  Share it »

1968  June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on this day in history.  Share it »

1969  On this day in history viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155  Share it »

1970  On this day in history new English Bible published  Share it »

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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  Share it »

1971  On this day in history bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70  Share it »

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

1972  On this day in history john &Yoko are served with deportation papers  Share it »

1972  On this day in history harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72  Share it »

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

1974  On this day in history the first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville  Share it »

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

1975  On this day in history t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64  Share it »

1976  British premier Harold Wilson resigns on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1978  Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast on this day in history.  Share it »

1978  Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed on this day in history.  Share it »

1978  On this day in history soyuz 26 returns to Earth  Share it »

1978  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  Share it »

1978  US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty on this day in history.  Share it »

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on this day in history.  Share it »

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1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)  Share it »

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)  Share it »

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)  Share it »

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer  Share it »

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)  Share it »

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

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

1021  On this day in history death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III  Share it »

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.  Share it »

1072  On this day in history adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies  Share it »

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

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)  Share it »

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)  Share it »

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