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 March - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

1968  World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

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

1969  On this day in history phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

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 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 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  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on this day in history.   

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

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on March - 02.   

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

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

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

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

1974  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  On this day in history birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

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 this day in history.   

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

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  On this day in history 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 March - 02.   

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on March - 02.   

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

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on March - 02.   

1127  On March - 02 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  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 March - 02 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil