Page 11: Historical Events In March - 01

1972  outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people.   

1972  London flu in United States killing 1027 people   

1973  Robyn Smith is recorded as becoming inaugural female jockey to win a major race   

1974  George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November.   

1974  Ian and Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs New Zealand cricket at Wellington.   

1974  Sikorsky's triple-turbine helicopter, the YCH-53E, largest and most powerful helicopter in the western world, made its inaugural flight   

1974  The BC Court of Appeals rules Indian child can be adopted by non-Indian parents without losing status   

1974  Watergate grand jury indicts 7 Presidential aides.   

1974  Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53   

1974  smallpox epidemic of India in India killing 15000 people   

1975  17th Grammy Awards I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win.   

1975  Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1.   

1975  17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win   

1976  The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties.   

1976  Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66.   

1977  In this year, Bank of America formally adopts the name VISA for their credit cards.   

1977  US extends territorial waters to 200 miles   

1978  Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery   

1978  Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried.   

1979  Dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73.   

1980  Hilbert van der Duim is recorded as becoming world champion all-round skater   

1980  Patti Smith and MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI.   

1980  Snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

1980  John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87.   

1981  "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances   

1981  Alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports   

1981  Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies)   

1981  IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.).   

1981  In this year, Sally Little claims LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic.   

1982  5th Emmy Sports Awards presentation.   

1982  Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus, sends back data   

1983  Tamara McKinney is recorded as becoming inaugural US woman skier to win the World Cup   

1983  Tornado tears through Louisiana, injuring 33 people   

1984  NASA launches Landsat-D Prime (Landsat 5) to thematic map the Earth.   

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0040  Martial: Latin poet   

1432  Isabel of coimbra: Queen of portugal   

1456  Wladyslaw jagiello: King of bohemia/hungary (1471/90-1516)   

1494  Il bacchiacca: [franceso ubertini], italian painter   

1528  Albrecht v von wittelsbach: [the generous], duke of bavaria   

1547  Rudolph goclenius: German philosopher   

1597  Jean-charles de la faille: Belgian mathematician   

1607  Giovanni francesco milanta: Composer   

0589  Saint david: Patron saint of wales (b. 500)   

0965  Death of Leo viii: Italian (anti-)pope (963-65),   

0986  King lothair of france: King lothair of france (b. 941)   

1131  Death of Stephen ii: King of hungary (1116-31),   

1233  Count thomas i of savoy: Count thomas i of savoy (b. 1178)   

1244  Gruffydd ap llywelyn fawr: Son of llywelyn the great (b. 1200)   

1383  Death of Amadeus vi: (green earl), earl of savoy,   

1510  Francisco d'almeida: Viceroy of india,