Page 8: Historical Events In March - 27

1964  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 on this day in 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  UN troops arrive on Cyprus on March - 27.   

1966  On March - 27 anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia   

1966  Canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket on March - 27.   

1966  On this day in history mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82   

1967  On March - 27 gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49   

1968  On March - 27 japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco   

1968  Suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia on March - 27.   

1968  On March - 27 yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34   

1969  Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars on March - 27.   

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  Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 27 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1972  Venera 8 launched to Venus on March - 27.   

1972  On March - 27 maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73   

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

1973  Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession on this day in history.   

1973  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72 on March - 27.   

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

1975  Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83 on March - 27.   

1976  Washington DC underground Metro opens on this day in history.   

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

1977  Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1978  Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances on March - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1979  Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die) on March - 27.   

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

1980  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 on this day in history.   

1981  On March - 27 john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

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0972  On this day in history birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

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

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

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

1676  On March - 27 birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on March - 27.   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

0710  On March - 27 death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On March - 27 death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

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

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

1378  On this day in history 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  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history.