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

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  On March - 02 uSAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world   

1968  On March - 02 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 March - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1969  On March - 02 chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

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

1969  On March - 02 phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

1969  On this day in history the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

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

1970  Ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade   

1970  Rhodesia gains independence on this day in history.   

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

1971  On March - 02 charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on March - 02.   

1972  Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on March - 02.   

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

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

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 March - 02.   

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

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

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1578  On March - 02 birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

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

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  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  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 March - 02.   

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

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