Historical Events In March - 01

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

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

1971  Bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC on this day in history.  

1972  Wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points on this day in history.  

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

1972  outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history london flu in United States killing 1,027 people  

1973  On this day in history robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race  

1974  George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November on this day in history.  

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

1974  On March - 01 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 March - 01.  

1974  On March - 01 watergate grand jury indicts 7 Presidential aides  

1974  Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53 on March - 01.  

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 March - 01.  

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

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

1976  On March - 01 the Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties  

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

1977  Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards on this day in history.  

1977  On this day in history uS extends territorial waters to 200 miles  

1978  On this day in history charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery  

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

1979  Dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73 on March - 01.  

1980  Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1981  "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1981  Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies) on March - 01.  

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

1981  On March - 01 sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic  

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0040  Martial, Latin poet (d. 102) was born on March - 01.  

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  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria was born on March - 01.  

1547  Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628) was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500) on March - 01.  

0965  On this day in history leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies  

0986  On this day in history death of king Lothair of France (b. 941)  

1131  On March - 01 stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies  

1233  Death of Count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178) on March - 01.  

1244  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200) on March - 01.  

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.