Page 8: Historical Events In March - 05

1972  Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party.   

1972  Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78   

1973  Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45   

1974  Billy DeWolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67.   

1977  Lockrem Johnson, composer, dies at 52   

1978  "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances.   

1978  Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California.   

1979  Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172000 miles)   

1979  Vicente Ascone, composer, dies at 81   

1980  Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

1980  Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60.   

1981  US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer   

1981  World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain)   

1981  Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64   

1982  Comedian/actor John Belushi is are discovered dead at age 33 of a drug overdose in Hollywood   

1982  Parliament passes Canada Oil and Gas Act; Petro Canada (the peoples oil and gas company) gets automatic 25% of all new offshore finds; to speed offshore oil and gas development   

1982  Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data.   

1982  John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33.   

1983  Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative).   

1984  Supreme Court (5-4); city may use public money for Nativity scene   

1984  US accuse Iraq of using poison gas.   

1984  Harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85.   

1986  "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's inaugural national color newspaper).   

1986  Teddy Hoad, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930), dies   

1989  19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37002000.   

1990  The Crown charges 8 Canadian flour mills with rigging prices for food aid; $500 million over 12 years, so much for corporate ethics.   

1990  Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75.   

1991  Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait.   

1991  August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92.   

1992  Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks   

1992  Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82.   

1993  Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery   

1993  Fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die   

1993  Former Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi.   

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1133  King henry ii of england: King henry ii of england (d. 1189)   

1324  David ii bruce: King of scotland (1331..71)   

1326  Louis i: [the great], king of hungary (1342-82), poland (1370-82)   

1512  Gerardus mercator: Rupelmonde (belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  John coke: English politician   

1574  William oughtred: England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan georg i: Elector of saxon (1611-56) (peace of prague)   

1585  John george i: Elector of saxony   

0254  Lucius i: Bishop of rome (253-54),   

1291  Sa'ad al'da'ulah: Jewish grand vizier of persia, assassinated   

1534  Antonio da correggio: Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da cunha: Portuguese governor in india (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo caraffa: Italian cardinal,   

1574  Death of Philip of saint-aldegonde: Flem viceroy holland/zealand/utrecht,   

1576  Death of Don luis de requesens y zuniga: Viceroy of neth (1573-76),   

1605  Death of Clement viii: [ippolito aldofireini], pope (1592-1605),