Page 6: Historical Events In March - 08
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
1942 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 on this day in history.
1943 335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg on this day in history.
1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico on this day in history.
1943 On March - 08 the birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping.
1943 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on this day in history.
1943 US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn on this day in history.
1943 On March - 08 the birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress
1944 US resumes bombing Berlin on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain
1945 On March - 08 53 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers
1945 On this day in history phyllis M Daley is first black nurse sworn-in as US Navy ensign
1945 H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on March - 08.
1946 First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY) on this day in history.
1946 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC) on this day in history.
1948 Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional on March - 08.
1949 WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting on March - 08.
1950 On this day in history marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb
1950 The first woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) on March - 08.
1950 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) on this day in history.
1950 On this day in history jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67
1951 On March - 08 international Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
1951 On March - 08 intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
1951 Honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair on this day in history.
1952 On March - 08 antoine Pinay forms French government
1952 Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 08.
1952 World's first artificial heart on March - 08.
1953 A census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years on March - 08.
1953 On this day in history census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years
1953 On March - 08 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances
1954 On March - 08 prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits Canadian brigade in Korea during world tour
1954 On this day in history herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia
1954 Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on March - 08.
1955 On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82
1957 On this day in history israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships
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