March 02 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

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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1316  Robert ii: The steward, king of scotland (1371-90)   

1409  John ii: French duke of alencon/co-fighter of jeanne d'arc   

1459  Adrian vi: [adriaan f boeyens], netherlands, pope (1522-23)   

1481  Franz von sickingen: German knight   

1545  Thomas bodley: England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  Ludovico spontoni: Composer   

1578  George sandys: English colonist and poet   

1705  William murray: 1st earl of mansfield, scottish judge and politician   

0855  Death of Lothair: King of the franks and holy roman emperor (b. 795)   

0986  Lotharius: King of france (954-86),   

1122  Death of Floris ii: The fat one, count of holland,   

1127  Charles: The good, count of vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Marjorie bruce: Daughter of robert i of scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  Wladyslaw iv: The short one/great, duke/king of poland,   

1383  Amadeus vi: Count of savoy,   

1572  Death of Mem de sá: Portuguese governor-general of brazil