Historical Events In March - 01

1970  On this day in history white government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain  

1970  Ed[uard] Hoornik, Dutch writer/poet (Na jaren), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1971  On March - 01 bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC  

1972  On this day in history wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points  

1972  On this day in history 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  Robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race on March - 01.  

1974  On this day in history george Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November  

1974  Ian &Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs New Zealand cricket at Wellington on this day in history.  

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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  The BC Court of Appeals rules Indian child can be adopted by non-Indian parents without losing status on this day in history.  

1974  Watergate grand jury indicts 7 Presidential aides on this day in history.  

1974  Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

1975  Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1 on March - 01.  

1975  On March - 01 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win  

1976  On this day in history the Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties  

1976  On March - 01 jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66  

1977  Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards on March - 01.  

1977  US extends territorial waters to 200 miles on March - 01.  

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

1978  On March - 01 coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried  

1979  On March - 01 dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73  

1980  Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater on March - 01.  

1980  On March - 01 patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI  

1980  Snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida on this day in history.  

1980  John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history "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 on March - 01.  

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 March - 01 sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic  

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0040  On this day in history birth of martial, Latin poet (d. 102)  

1432  On March - 01 birth of isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455)  

1456  Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.  

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  Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628) was born on March - 01.  

1597  Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born on March - 01.  

1607  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1131  Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies on this day in history.  

1233  On this day in history death of count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178)  

1244  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)  

1383  Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59