Top Historical Events That Happened on March 02 Natural Disasters & Epidemics

1943  1st transport from Westerbork Neth to Sobibor concentration camp   

1943  Alexandre Yersin, Swiss bacteriologist (bacteria plague), dies at 79   

1944  16th Academy Awards "Casablanca", Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win.   

1944  Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy   

1944  16th Academy Awards.   

1945  8th Air Force bombs Dresden.   

1945  King Michael of Romania gives in to Communist government.   

1946  Dutch troops land on East Bali.   

1946  Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam.   

1946  Kingman Douglass, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA.   

1949  A US Air Force B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, lands in Texas, after completing the inaugural non-stop around the globe flight   

1949  Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes inaugural nonstop round-the-world flight at Fort Worth TX, covering 23452-mis in 94 hours.   

1949  The inaugural automatic street light (New Milford CT).   

1950  M Joseph V d'Arbaud, French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76   

1951  National Defence publish inaugural Canadian casualty list from Korea; six soldiers killed   

1955  King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father.   

1957  Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70   

1958  Antartic crossed for the inaugural time by Dr Vivian Fuchs.   

1958  The inaugural surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days.   

1958  Yemen announces it will join the United Arab Republic.   

1959  Eric Blore, actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Love Happy), dies at 70.   

1962  JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing   

1962  Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game   

1964  Beatles begin filming "A Hard Day's Night", George Harrison meets Patti Boyd.   

1965  "Sound Of Music" opens   

1966  215000 US soldiers in Vietnam.   

1967  9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night and Michele win.   

1967  Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81.   

1968  USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world.   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit.   

1968  World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler and Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov (USSR)   

1968  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA).   

1968  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria).   

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