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 this day in history.   

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

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

1966  On March - 16 gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits   

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

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  On this day in history 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  On March - 16 new English Bible published   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on March - 16.   

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  13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on March - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1975  On March - 16 uS Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury   

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

1976  On March - 16 british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

1977  On this day in history uS President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland   

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

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

1978  On this day in history soyuz 26 returns to Earth   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 16.   

1978  US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty on March - 16.   

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on March - 16.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

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

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.   

1634  On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

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

1037  On this day in history death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

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

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.