Page 9: Historical Events In March - 03

1961  On March - 03 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 March - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 03.   

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 March - 03.   

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

1966  Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al) on this day in history.   

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  On March - 03 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 on March - 03.   

1968  On March - 03 greece, Portugal & Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague   

1968  On this day in history 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  On this day in history south African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles   

1971  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa on March - 03.   

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

1974  On March - 03 george Foreman KOs Ken Norton   

1974  World's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die) on this day in history.   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43 on March - 03.   

1975  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1976  Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on this day in history.   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1977  Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms on March - 03.   

1977  World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov (USSR) on March - 03.   

1977  On March - 03 percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93   

1978  Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland on March - 03.   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on March - 03.   

1500  On this day in history birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"   

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

1583  On this day in history birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)   

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

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on March - 03.   

0561  Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on this day in history.   

1191  On March - 03 saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  On March - 03 death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies   

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

1580  On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

1635  On this day in history philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies   

1703  Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history.