Historical Events In March - 06

1983  On March - 06 thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55  

1984  On this day in history henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78  

1985  Méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar on this day in history.  

1985  On March - 06 mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight  

1985  On this day in history yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"  

1985  Eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1986  USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history adolph Caesar, actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies  

1987  6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history a British ferry sinks off the Belgian port of Zeebrugg, killing 189.  

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

1987  On this day in history 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  

1987  Ecuador earthquakes in Ecuador killing 5,000 people on this day in history.  

1988  3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers on this day in history.  

1988  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 on this day in history.  

1988  On March - 06 konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63  

1989  Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1990  SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1 08 17 on March - 06.  

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

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

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 this day in history 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 March - 06 uS 4.5¢ equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record)  

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

1996  On this day in history 10th American Comedy Awards  

1996  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US $370 million.  

2012  9,000 residents are evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatens to overflow on this day in history.  

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1340  John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399) was born on March - 06.  

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 this day in history birth of jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant  

1475  On March - 06 birth of michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564)  

1483  On this day in history birth of francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna  

1492  On March - 06 birth of jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer  

1495  On March - 06 birth of luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione)  

0766  On March - 06 chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50  

1252  Death of Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) on this day in history.  

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

1531  Death of Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador on March - 06.  

1583  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1615  On March - 06 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  Death of Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) on this day in history.