Historical Events In March - 02

1976  Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me on March - 02.   

1977  Bette Davis is first woman to receive Life Achievement Award on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 02 future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson   

1977  Libya amends constitution on March - 02.   

1978  Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 on March - 02.   

1978  On this day in history the first of many broadcasts of the evening soap "Dallas" on CBS TV   

1979  Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 on March - 02.   

1981  Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

1981  Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1982  Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru on March - 02.   

1982  Philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53 on March - 02.   

1983  On this day in history compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips &Sony introduced   

1983  On this day in history final episode of MASH; 125,000,000 viewers   

1983  On March - 02 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

1984  Iran offensive against Iraq fails on March - 02.   

1984  On this day in history louis Basile, actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48   

1985  US approves screening test for AIDS on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 02 john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

1986  English Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to US on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 02 the British Queen signs a proclamation giving Australia legal independence   

1986  On this day in history marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56   

1987  Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1988  Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP on March - 02.   

1989  On March - 02 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000   

1989  Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil on this day in history.   

1989  Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial on this day in history.   

1989  New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez on March - 02.   

1990  A grenade attack at a Panama discotheque kills a US soldier and injures 28 other people on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 02 greyhound Bus goes on strike   

1990  On March - 02 more than 6,000 bus drivers go on strike against US transportation company Greyhound.   

1991  UN votes in favor of US resolutions for cease fire with Iraq on March - 02.   

1991  Clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 02 claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89   

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

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

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 this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar   

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  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 March - 02 lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1122  On March - 02 floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

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

1316  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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