Mar 03 Millionaire Steve Fossett breaks a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.

Mar 04 The car of released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is fired on by US soldiers in Iraq, causing the death of one passenger and injuring two more.

Mar 04 United Nations warns that about 90 million Africans could be infected by the HIV virus in the future without further action against the spread of the disease.

Mar 05 The 27th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is held in Australia.

Mar 06 Death of Teresa Wright, American actress (b. 1918)

Mar 09 Death of Jeanette Schmid, world famous professional whistler (b. 1924)

Mar 09 Death of Chris LeDoux, Rodeo world champion and counrty singer (b. 1949)

Mar 10 Tung Chee Hwa's resignation: Tung Chee Hwa, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, resigns.

Mar 10 Garry Kasparov announces his retirement from professional chess.

Mar 10 Death of Dave Allen, Irish comedian (b. 1936)

Mar 11 In the UK, the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 205 was finally given Royal Assent after one of the longest ever sittings by the House of Lords.

Mar 11 Three people, including a judge, are murdered in the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia; the main suspect, Brian Nichols, surrenders to police the next day.

Mar 13 First round of Central African Republic elections.

Mar 14 The People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.

Mar 14 Nearly one million people gathered for an opposition rally in Beirut, a month after the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the largest rally in Lebanon history.

Mar 16 Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of the bombing of the Air India Flight 182 in 1985, are found not guilty on all counts.

Mar 19 A suspected suicide bomber in Doha, Qatar, kills one person and injures about 12 others.

Mar 19 A time bomb explodes in a Muslim shrine in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people and wounding 40.

Mar 19 A mine blast occurs at the Xishui coal mine in Shuozhou, China, and rocks nearby Kangjiayao coal mine, killing up to 59.

Mar 20 At least 250 people in Japan are injured and at least one killed by when a magnitude 7 earthquake struck west of Kyushu Island, just 9km (5.5 miles) below the ocean floor.

Mar 21 10 killed in the Red Lake High School massacre in Minnesota, the worst school shooting since the Columbine High School massacre.

Mar 22 Death of Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Antipope Gregory XVII (b. 1946)

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

Mar 24 The Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan reaches its climax with the overthrow of president Askar Akayev.

Mar 26 The Taiwanese government called on 1 million Taiwanese to demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of Mainland China. Around 20,00 to 30,00 attended the walk.

Mar 26 Death of James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)

Mar 28 The 205 Sumatran earthquake struck off Sumatra, 3 months after the 204 Indian Ocean earthquake. At a magnitude of 8.7 it is the second largest earthquake since 1965.

Mar 29 Death of Johnnie Cochran, American celebrity lawyer, most famous for the O.J. Simpson case (b. 1937)

Mar 29 Death of Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (b. 1968)

Mar 30 Death of Fred Korematsu, Japanese-American civil rights activist (b. 1919)

Mar 31 Death of Terri Schiavo, American right-to-die and right-to-life cause célèbre (b. 1963)

31 0 Death of Terri Schiavo, American right-to-die and right-to-life cause célèbre (b. 1963)

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