Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  On this day in history 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

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 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  On this day in history 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  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA) on March - 02.   

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 March - 02.   

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

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

1969  The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on March - 02.   

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  Rhodesia gains independence on March - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

1973  "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum on March - 02.   

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

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

1974  On March - 02 first class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢   

1974  Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up on March - 02.   

1974  On March - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

1974  On March - 02 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  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 March - 02.   

1459  On this day in history birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on March - 02.   

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

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on March - 02.   

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  On this day in history lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

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

1127  On this day in history death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on this day in history.   

1333  On March - 02 wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

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