Page 11: Historical Events In March - 07

1963  Bruno Sammartino is recorded as becoming WWF champion   

1963  In this year, In Quebec FLQ starts campaign of violence by hurling Molotov cocktails at three Canadian Army armories.   

1963  SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6700 miles (10800 km))   

1964  Franz Alexander, Hungarian/US psycho analyst, dies at 73   

1965  Alabama state troopers and 600 black protestors clash in Selma   

1965  American marines land in South Vietnam   

1965  Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton   

1965  Christian-democrats win parliament in Chile.   

1966  Department of Navy reorganized into present structure under CNO.   

1966  In Northeastern China a 6..75 earthquake damaged thirty communes by the inaugural shock indicating that about 300000 Chinese were affected in the densely populated city of Singtai.   

1966  Mamas and Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1.   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1967  Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", premieres in New York NY   

1967  PBRs assists Operation Overload II in Rung Sat Zone, Vietnam.   

1967  Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa begins 8-year jail sentence for defrauding the union and jury tampering (commuted Dec 23, 1971)   

1968  Operation Coronado XII begins in Mekong Delta, Vietnam   

1968  Yuri Aleksayevich Gagarin, USSR cosmonaut (Vostok I), dies at 31.   

1969  Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA.   

1969  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1970  "Long and Winding Road" is recorded as becoming Beatles' last American release   

1970  World Ice Dance Championship in Ljubljana won by Liudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)   

1970  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov (USSR)   

1970  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (German Democratic Republic)   

1970  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA)   

1971  Egypt refuses to renew the Suez ceasefire.   

1973  Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory.   

1973  Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter).   

1973  In this year, Sheik Mujib ur-Rahman's Awami League claims election in Bangladesh.   

1973  Andre de Meulemeester, Belg WW I pilot [Eagle of Flanders], dies at 78.   

1974  "Monitor" (US Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras NC   

1974  inaugural general striking in Ethiopia.   

1974  Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin)   

1975  President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era".   

1975  Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate   

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0189  Publius septimius geta: Roman emperor   

1481  Baldassare peruzzi: Italian architect and painter   

1543  Johan casimir: Count of rhine (occupied gent)   

1556  Guillaume du vair: French writer   

1574  John wilbye: Composer   

1602  Kano tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  Georg neumark: Composer   

1659  Henry purcell: English organist/composer (dido & aeneas)   

0161  Antoninus pius: [titus aurelius], emperor of rome (138-61),   

0203  Perpetua and felicitas: Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Saint eubulus: Christian martyr   

0851  Nominoe: Duke of brittany   

1111  Bohemund i of tarente: French ruler of antioch,   

1226  William de longespee: 3rd earl of salisbury, english military leader   

1274  Thomas aquinas: Italian thelogian/saint,   

1305  Death of Gwijde van dampierre: Count of flanders/count of namur,