Historical Events In March - 06

1983  On this day in history thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55  

1984  Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1985  On this day in history méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar  

1985  Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight on this day in history.  

1985  On March - 06 yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"  

1985  On March - 06 eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80  

1986  USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km on March - 06.  

1986  Adolph Caesar, actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies on this day in history.  

1987  6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100 on March - 06.  

1987  A British ferry sinks off the Belgian port of Zeebrugg, killing 189 on March - 06.  

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1987  On March - 06 belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die  

1987  In the Colombia - Ecuador region a 7.0 earthquake killed approximately 1,000 people, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage, landslides and ground cracks in Napo Province and in the Quito-Tulcan area, Ecuador on March - 06.  

1987  On this day in history ecuador earthquakes in Ecuador killing 5,000 people  

1988  On March - 06 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers  

1988  On March - 06 in the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans  

1988  Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63 on March - 06.  

1989  On this day in history harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77  

1990  On this day in history sR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1 08 17  

1990  On March - 06 the Soviet government allows its citizens to own factories and hire workers.  

1990  On this day in history sR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17  

1991  Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over" on this day in history.  

1992  Elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia on this day in history.  

1993  On March - 06 cyril Collard, French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at 35  

1994  United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy on this day in history.  

1994  On March - 06 leighton Noble, singer/Bandleader, dies at 81  

1995  9th American Comedy Awards Rodney Dangerfield on this day in history.  

1995  American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets on March - 06.  

1995  On this day in history uS 4.5¢ equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record)  

1995  On March - 06 9th American Comedy Awards: Rodney Dangerfield  

1996  10th American Comedy Awards on March - 06.  

1996  On March - 06 aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lamar  

1999  Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, emir of Bahrain, dies at age 65 on March - 06.  

2007  On March - 06 mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US $370 million.  

2012  On March - 06 9,000 residents are evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatens to overflow  

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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  On March - 06 birth of king John II of Castile (d. 1454)  

1459  On March - 06 birth of jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant  

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  On March - 06 birth of luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione)  

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

1252  Death of Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) on March - 06.  

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

1531  Death of Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador on this day in history.  

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

1615  On this day in history pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns  

1616  Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 06.  

1627  On this day in history death of krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)