Historical Events For March - 27

1964  On this day in history earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history  

1964  Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars on March - 27.  

1964  On March - 27 on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force  

1964  On this day in history uN troops arrive on Cyprus  

1966  Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket.  

1966  On March - 27 mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82  

1967  Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1968  Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco on March - 27.  

1968  Suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia on this day in history.  

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1968  Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 on this day in history.  

1969  On March - 27 launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars  

1969  On March - 27 ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes  

1970  On this day in history ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"  

1970  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 27.  

1972  On March - 27 venera 8 launched to Venus  

1972  Maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73 on March - 27.  

1973  On this day in history 45th Academy Awards "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians  

1973  On this day in history jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession  

1973  On this day in history boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72  

1973  On March - 27 45th Academy Awards: "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians  

1974  On March - 27 ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!  

1975  Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1976  Washington DC underground Metro opens on March - 27.  

1977  On March - 27 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife  

1977  On this day in history diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41  

1978  On this day in history bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances  

1978  On this day in history wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73  

1979  Supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars on March - 27.  

1979  On this day in history ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82  

1980  On March - 27 elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die)  

1980  On this day in history mount St Helens becomes active after 123 years  

1980  On March - 27 tSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S.  

1981  John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK on this day in history.  

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.  

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.  

1665  On this day in history birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)  

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on March - 27.  

1696  On March - 27 birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)  

1702  On March - 27 birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer  

0710  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on this day in history.  

0922  On this day in history death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64  

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on this day in history.  

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.  

1378  On March - 27 gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies  

1462  On March - 27 death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)  

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on March - 27.  

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25