Page 9: Historical Events In March - 03

1961  On this day in history king Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco   

1962  British Antarctic Territory is formed on this day in history.   

1963  Senegal adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker starred in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway hit, "The Sound of Music".   

1965  Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1 on March - 03.   

1965  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1965  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 03.   

1965  Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88 on March - 03.   

1966  James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1966  Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée on March - 03.   

1966  Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al) on March - 03.   

1966  On March - 03 twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

1966  On March - 03 alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

1967  On this day in history eric Burdon and the Animals refuse to do a show in Ottawa unless they are paid in advance; audience of 3,000 go on a rampage, doing $5,000 in damages.   

1967  On this day in history grenada gains partial independence from Britain, later the U.S. will come calling   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1968  Greece, Portugal & Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague on March - 03.   

1968  On March - 03 jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points   

1969  On March - 03 apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days)   

1971  South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles on this day in history.   

1971  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa on this day in history.   

1972  Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA on March - 03.   

1974  George Foreman KOs Ken Norton on March - 03.   

1974  On March - 03 world's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die)   

1974  On this day in history barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43   

1975  On March - 03 linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana   

1975  Thomas Berger 1933- starts public hearings into social and environmental costs of planned 4,184 km Mackenzie Valley pipeline on March - 03.   

1976  Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on March - 03.   

1976  On this day in history alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

1977  Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms on this day in history.   

1977  World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov (USSR) on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93   

1978  On this day in history charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland   

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1455  On this day in history birth of king John II of Portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history birth of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)   

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on March - 03.   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on March - 03.   

1652  On this day in history birth of thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved)   

1678  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)   

0561  On March - 03 pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies   

1191  On this day in history saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on March - 03.   

1459  Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies on March - 03.   

1554  On March - 03 johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50   

1580  Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on March - 03.   

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on March - 03.   

1703  Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on March - 03.