Historical Events In March - 02

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

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

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

1967  On March - 02 gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81  

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

1968  On this day in history uSAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world  

1968  On this day in history uSSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit  

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

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  On March - 02 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria)  

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

1969  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony  

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

1969  On this day in history 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  On this day in history rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade  

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  Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic  

1972  On March - 02 pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby  

1972  On March - 02 bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56  

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

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

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 March - 02 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  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

1975  On this day in history jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65  

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

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on March - 02.  

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 March - 02.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1316  On March - 02 death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)  

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

1383  Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies on March - 02.  

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