Historical Events In March - 01

1970  White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain on this day in history.  

1970  Ed[uard] Hoornik, Dutch writer/poet (Na jaren), dies at 59 on March - 01.  

1971  On this day in history bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC  

1972  Wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points on March - 01.  

1972  On March - 01 victor Babin, composer, dies at 63  

1972  outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people on March - 01.  

1972  London flu in United States killing 1,027 people on this day in history.  

1973  On March - 01 robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race  

1974  George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November on March - 01.  

1974  On March - 01 ian &Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs New Zealand cricket at Wellington  

1974  On this day in history sikorsky's triple-turbine helicopter, the YCH-53E, largest and most powerful helicopter in the western world, made its first flight  

1974  On this day in history 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 on March - 01.  

1974  On this day in history jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53  

1974  smallpox epidemic of India in India killing 15,000 people on March - 01.  

1975  On this day in history 17th Grammy Awards I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win  

1975  On this day in history eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1  

1975  On this day in history 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win  

1976  The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties on March - 01.  

1976  On this day in history jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66  

1977  On this day in history bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards  

1977  US extends territorial waters to 200 miles on this day in history.  

1978  Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery on this day in history.  

1978  Coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73  

1980  On March - 01 hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater  

1980  Patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida  

1980  On this day in history john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87  

1981  "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances on March - 01.  

1981  On March - 01 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) on March - 01.  

1981  On March - 01 iRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.)  

1981  On this day in history sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic  

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0040  Martial, Latin poet (d. 102) was born on this day in history.  

1432  Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455) was born on this day in history.  

1456  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)  

1494  Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter was born on this day in history.  

1528  On this day in history birth of albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria  

1547  On March - 01 birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)  

1597  On March - 01 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

1607  On March - 01 birth of giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer  

0589  On this day in history death of saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500)  

0965  Leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies on March - 01.  

0986  Death of King Lothair of France (b. 941) on this day in history.  

1131  On this day in history stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies  

1233  On March - 01 death of count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178)  

1244  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200) on this day in history.  

1383  On March - 01 amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49  

1510  Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59 on this day in history.