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Monday, 23 March 2026
1959 Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher (Amor), dies at 54. 

1963 US Syncom 2, inaugural geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 

1964 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy. 

1964 Train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derails near Oporto, 94 die 

1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day) 

1967 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79 

1968 Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies 

1969 Sharon Sites Adams, 39, is recorded as becoming inaugural lady to solo sail the Pacific. 

1969 Raymond Walburn, actor (Spoilers, Dixie), dies after illness at 81 

1970 Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 

1971 Apollo 15, a manned lunar expedition, is launched 

1971 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #1836 Komarov 

1973 Mike Burke, Pres (NY Yankees)/dir (Madison Sq Garden), dies. 

1974 USSR's Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3. 

1974 Arthur K Watson, US businessman (IBM), dies at 55 

1975 Soyuz 18B returns to Earth. 

1975 Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98 

1977 Gena Branscombe, composer, dies at 95 

1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, TX (national record) 

1980 Alan Hoskins, dies 

1981 2 climbers rappell 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela. 

1981 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2845 Franklinken and #2882 Tedesco. 

1981 NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant 

1981 Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58 

1982 Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket 

1982 Betty Walker, actress (Steve Lawrence Show), dies at 54 

1983 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-8 

1984 Ed "Psycho" Gein, mass murderer (Psycho based on him), dies at 78 

1986 Lebanese kidnappers released Rev Lawrence Martin Jenco. 

1986 Averell Harriman, statesman, dies in Yorktown Heights, NY at 94. 

1987 Joe Liggins, US composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71 

1988 Tlesa Ann Meadowcroft is born Salt Lake City, Utah. 

1990 General Hospital tapes its 7000th episode. 

1990 US beats the Soviet Union 17-0 in baseball at the Goodwill Games 

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