Page 8: Historical Events In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on March - 16.   

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

1965  University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service on this day in history.   

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

1966  Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits on March - 16.   

1966  On March - 16 on this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado   

1967  Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down on March - 16.   

1967  Quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 16 james Friskin, composer, dies at 80   

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.   

1968  My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die on March - 16.   

1968  Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign on March - 16.   

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

1969  Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 on this day in history.   

1970  New English Bible published on March - 16.   

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 March - 16.   

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

1971  Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1972  John &Yoko are served with deportation papers on March - 16.   

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

1973  On this day in history carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79   

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

1975  US Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury on this day in history.   

1975  T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 on March - 16.   

1976  On this day in history british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

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

1978  Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast on March - 16.   

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

1978  Soyuz 26 returns to Earth on March - 16.   

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

1978  On this day in history uS Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

1585  On this day in history birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

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

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

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  On March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on March - 16.   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.   

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

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45