Page 7: Historical Events In March - 04

1941  Edoardo Mascheroni, composer, dies at 81.   

1942  Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer, dies at 62   

1943  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at 71.   

1944  Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

1944  inaugural US bombing of Berlin   

1945  Finland declares war on Nazi-Germany.   

1948  Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51.   

1949  Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister.   

1949  Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) is recorded as becoming world champion billiard player.   

1949  Security Council of UN recommends membership for Israel   

1952  Hokkaido, Japan a 8.3 earthquake occurred 31 killed, 572 injured; 713 houses destroyed, 5980 damaged. 28 killed and warehouses destroyed at Kushiro. 3 killed and 309 houses destroyed at Kiratapu. 1000 houses destroyed or damaged at Shiranuka and 400 schools collapsed at Sapporo. 10-foot tsunami.   

1952  Movie star Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis.   

1953  Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter and the wolf), dies at 61.   

1954  Georg Gohler, composer, dies at 79   

1955  The inaugural radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent.   

1958  Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54   

1959  Pioneer 4 is recorded as becoming the inaugural American spacecraft to flyby the Moon.   

1959  US Pioneer IV misses Moon and is recorded as becoming 2nd (US 1st) artificial planet.   

1960  French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100.   

1960  Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz.   

1960  Leonard Warren, US baritone, dies on stage at 48   

1962  AEC announces inaugural atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation   

1962  Cairine R Wilson, 1st Canadian female senator (appointed), dies at 77   

1963  William Carlos Williams, US physician/poet, dies at 79   

1964  Jimmy Hoffa convicted of jury tampering.   

1965  David Attenbrough became the new controller of BBC2   

1966  Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, 64 die   

1966  Canadian Pacific DC-8 explodes on landing at Tokyo, killing 64 people, including 18 Canadians   

1966  Demonstrators protest Vietnam war on Parliament Hill in Ottawa   

1966  John Lennon, says "We (Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"   

1966  North Sea Gas was inaugural pumped ashore by BP   

1966  Studebaker of Canada formally ends car production finally.   

1966  Janis Medins, composer, dies at 75   

1967  World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna won by Diane Towler and Bernard Ford (Great Britain).   

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1188  Blanche of castile: Wife of louis viii of france   

1394  Henry the navigator: Prince/sponsors portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de layolle: Composer   

1610  William dobson: English portraitist and painter   

1651  John baron somers: (whig), william iii's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip christoph von königsmarck: Swedish soldier   

1678  Antonio vivaldi: Venice, baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 seasons)   

1702  Jack sheppard: English burglar and escapee   

0251  Death of Pope lucius i: Pope lucius i   

0480  Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

1172  Death of Stephan iii: King of hungary (1162-72),   

1193  Saladin: Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of england: Queen consort of scotland, wife of alexander ii (b. 1210)   

1303  Daniel of moscow: Russian saint, grand prince of muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Death of Kazimierz: The saint, polish ruler/saint,   

1496  Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)