Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  On this day in history 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

1967  On this day in history 9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 02.   

1967  On this day in history gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81   

1967  9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night &Michele win on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 02 uSAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 02 world Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR) on this day in history.   

1968  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA) on March - 02.   

1968  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria) on March - 02.   

1969  On March - 02 chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

1969  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on this day in history.   

1969  Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season on March - 02.   

1969  On March - 02 the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

1970  American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747 on March - 02.   

1970  On March - 02 ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests   

1970  Rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade on this day in history.   

1970  Rhodesia gains independence on this day in history.   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on March - 02.   

1972  On this day in history pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby   

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum   

1973  Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 02 16th Grammy Awards Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win   

1974  On March - 02 first class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢   

1974  Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up on March - 02.   

1974  Greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six on March - 02.   

1974  US first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 02 barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41   

1974  On this day in history 16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win   

1975  Jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65 on March - 02.   

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

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  On this day in history birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On this day in history birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on March - 02.   

1555  On March - 02 birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

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

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on this day in history.   

0986  On this day in history lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1127  On this day in history death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

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

1333  On this day in history wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

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

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on March - 02.