Historical Events In March - 06

1966  Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) on this day in history.  

1966  Richard Hageman, composer, dies at 83 on March - 06.  

1967  On this day in history 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards  

1967  On this day in history jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison  

1967  Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted on March - 06.  

1967  Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US on March - 06.  

1967  Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 on March - 06.  

1968  Isa Krejci, composer, dies at 63 on March - 06.  

1970  On March - 06 beatles release "Let it Be" in UK  

1970  On March - 06 william Hopper, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55  

1971  Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain on March - 06.  

1971  Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1972  Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner on this day in history.  

1972  Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 72  

1974  On this day in history an Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo  

1976  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)  

1976  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR) on March - 06.  

1976  On March - 06 world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)  

1976  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain) on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71  

1978  Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot &crippled by a sniper in Georgia on March - 06.  

1979  Charles Wagenheim, actor (Halligan-Gunsmoke), dies at 83 on March - 06.  

1980  On this day in history 7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time  

1980  French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar) on March - 06.  

1981  CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast on March - 06.  

1981  On March - 06 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

1981  On this day in history soyuz 39 returns to Earth  

1981  Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" on this day in history.  

1981  George Geary, cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies on March - 06.  

1982  Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB) on March - 06.  

1982  Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in NY at 77 on this day in history.  

1983  On March - 06 helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU wins West German parliament elections  

1983  On March - 06 new Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table  

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1340  On this day in history birth of john of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)  

1405  On this day in history birth of johan II, King of Castille  

1405  King John II of Castile (d. 1454) was born on this day in history.  

1459  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant was born on this day in history.  

1475  Michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564) was born on March - 06.  

1483  Francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna was born on March - 06.  

1492  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer was born on March - 06.  

1495  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) was born on March - 06.  

0766  Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1252  On this day in history death of saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235)  

1490  Death of Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) on this day in history.  

1531  On this day in history death of pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador  

1583  On this day in history zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48  

1615  On March - 06 pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns  

1616  On March - 06 francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)  

1627  On March - 06 death of krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)