Historical Events In March - 20

1976  On this day in history in California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank   

1976  On March - 20 patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery   

1976  Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as first mayor in a century   

1977  Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 20 columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center   

1979  On March - 20 the last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945   

1980  On this day in history the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

1980  The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins on March - 20.   

1980  On this day in history uS appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran   

1981  Argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years on March - 20.   

1981  Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on March - 20.   

1982  1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados on March - 20.   

1982  On March - 20 france performs nuclear test   

1982  On March - 20 joan Jett &Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks   

1982  Reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa on March - 20.   

1982  On March - 20 hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52   

1983  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open on this day in history.   

1984  On March - 20 andy Kaufman &Fred Blassie's "My Breakfast With Blassie" premieres   

1984  Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools on this day in history.   

1985  Libby Riddles is first woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race on March - 20.   

1986  228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (UK record) on March - 20.   

1986  Jacques Chirac become Prime Minister of French government on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.   

1987  On March - 20 fDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)   

1987  Soap opera "Capitol" final episode on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 20 soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit   

1987  Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 20 david Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly", premieres in New York NY   

1988  On March - 20 mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1988  On March - 20 gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75   

1989  Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation on March - 20.   

1989  Richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA on March - 20.   

1990  Namibia gains independence after 105 years on this day in history.   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on March - 20.   

1477  On this day in history birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on March - 20.   

1644  On March - 20 birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on March - 20.   

1725  On March - 20 birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on March - 20.   

0687  Death of St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634) on March - 20.   

0842  Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies on March - 20.   

1191  On this day in history clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies   

1239  Death of Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179) on this day in history.   

1351  On this day in history mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies   

1393  On this day in history death of johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed   

1413  On this day in history death of king Henry IV of England (b. 1367)   

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 on this day in history.