Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on March - 02.   

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

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1967  9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night &Michele win on March - 02.   

1968  USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world on March - 02.   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit on March - 02.   

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 March - 02.   

1968  On March - 02 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) 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  On this day in history phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

1969  The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on this day in history.   

1970  American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history 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 March - 02.   

1970  On this day in history rhodesia gains independence   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on March - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1972  On March - 02 pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby   

1972  On this day in history bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56   

1973  On March - 02 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum   

1973  On this day in history cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated   

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

1974  On this day in history first class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢   

1974  On this day in history grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up   

1974  On this day in history greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six   

1974  On March - 02 uS first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) .   

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

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

1975  On March - 02 jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65   

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on March - 02.   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.   

1555  On March - 02 birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on March - 02.   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)   

0855  On March - 02 death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

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