Historical Events In March - 23

1987  On March - 23 near Kamloops, BC an avalanche kills six American skiers and their Canadian guide.   

1987  Soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres on March - 23.   

1987  US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf on this day in history.   

1987  West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns on this day in history.   

1987  Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 on March - 23.   

1989  2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter   

1990  On March - 23 former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill   

1991  On this day in history 20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee   

1991  On this day in history dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68   

1992  On March - 23 wordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax.   

1992  On this day in history friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92   

1993  On this day in history belgian government of Dehaene, resigns   

1993  On this day in history hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84   

1994  On this day in history amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days   

1994  Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor on this day in history.   

1994  On March - 23 russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed)   

1994  Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80 on March - 23.   

1995  On this day in history dollar equals 88.41 yen (record)   

1995  Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash on this day in history.   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins on this day in history.   

1997  On March - 23 wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins on March - 23.   

1998  On this day in history 70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

1998  70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win on March - 23.   

2000  On this day in history papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy;   

2005  The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube on March - 23.   

2007  On this day in history eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan.   

2007  Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters on this day in history.   

2012  On March - 23 african Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup   

2013  On March - 23 20 people are killed and 200 are injured by a tornado in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh   

2018  A Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange in one of the largest-ever transfers of desert sand on March - 23.   

2018  Peru's Congress swears in Vice-President Martín Vizcarra as the new President after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned amid corruption scandal on March - 23.   

2018  An Islamic terrorist attack in Carcassonne and Trèbes, France, kills five people, including the perpetrator on March - 23.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.   

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)