Historical Events In March - 02

1925  SDAP-Second-Faction (Dutch Socialists) of parliament demands drastic disarmament on March - 02.  

1925  Dutch Socialists demand drastic disarmament on March - 02.  

1927  Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history siegfried Kohler, composer  

1928  On this day in history philip K Dick, writer  

1929  On March - 02 congress creates Court of Customs &Patent Appeals  

1929  Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game on this day in history.  

1929  On March - 02 donald Gosling, English parkeerplaatsenmagnaat/multi-millionaire  

1930  On this day in history 1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building  

1930  On March - 02 jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)  

1930  On March - 02 david H Lawrence, poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44  

1931  On this day in history the birth of Mikhail Gorbachev, Former soviet leader  

1931  On March - 02 duane E Graveline, Newport Vt, astronaut  

1933  "King Kong", premieres at Radio City Music Hall &RKO Roxy NYC on this day in history.  

1933  Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan on March - 02.  

1933  "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall & RKO Roxy NYC on this day in history.  

1934  Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha on March - 02.  

1936  On March - 02 bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, SA vs Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes  

1936  Bradman scores 369 in 253 mins, SA v Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes on this day in history.  

1937  On March - 02 mexico nationalizes oil  

1937  On this day in history gustav Wohlgemuth, composer, dies at 73  

1938  On this day in history landslides &floods cause over 200 deaths (Los Angeles CA)  

1938  Trials of Soviet leaders begins in the Soviet Union on March - 02.  

1938  Landslides & floods cause over 200 deaths (LA Calif) on March - 02.  

1939  Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history mass Legislature votea to ratify the Bill of Rights; 147 years late  

1939  On this day in history roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope, taking the name Pius XII.  

1939  Howard Carter, Brit archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65 on March - 02.  

1940  On this day in history soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland  

1940  1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC on this day in history.  

1941  World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact on this day in history.  

1942  On March - 02 14th Academy Awards "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper &Joan Fontaine win  

1942  On this day in history admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon  

1942  HMS STRONGHOLD, sunk south of Java - by gunfire from Japanese 8in cruiser 'Maya' and destroyers on March - 02.  

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1316  On March - 02 birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)  

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on this day in history.  

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on March - 02.  

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight  

1545  On this day in history birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar  

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer  

1578  On March - 02 birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)  

1705  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

0855  On this day in history death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)  

0986  Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44 on March - 02.  

1122  On this day in history floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies  

1127  Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on March - 02.  

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on March - 02.  

1333  Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies on March - 02.  

1383  Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil