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  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1968  On March - 02 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR)   

1968  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA)   

1968  On this day in history world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria)   

1969  Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 02 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

1969  Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season on this day in history.   

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  Ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests on March - 02.   

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

1970  On March - 02 rhodesia gains independence   

1970  On March - 02 supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years   

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

1972  On March - 02 jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic   

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  Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated on March - 02.   

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  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  US first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) on March - 02.   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on March - 02.   

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

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

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on March - 02.   

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 March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  On March - 02 birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  On March - 02 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  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on this day in history.   

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

1122  On March - 02 floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

1127  Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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