Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

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

1967  On March - 02 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 March - 02.   

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  On March - 02 uSSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit   

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

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

1969  Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) on March - 02.   

1969  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on March - 02.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1970  On March - 02 rhodesia gains independence   

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

1971  Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1973  On March - 02 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  Greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six on this day in history.   

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

1975  On March - 02 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 this day in history.   

1459  On March - 02 birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  On this day in history 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 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  On March - 02 death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)   

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

1383  On March - 02 amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on this day in history.