Page 6: Historical Events In March - 08

1942  On March - 08 jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

1943  335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg on March - 08.   

1943  Limited gambling legalized in Mexico on March - 08.   

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  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1943  On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn   

1943  On March - 08 the birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress   

1944  On this day in history uS resumes bombing Berlin   

1945  On March - 08 "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  On this day in history h J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald   

1946  First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC)   

1948  On March - 08 supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional   

1949  On this day in history wAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

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 this day in history.   

1950  On March - 08 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)   

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  Intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) on March - 08.   

1951  On March - 08 honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair   

1952  On this day in history antoine Pinay forms French government   

1952  On March - 08 ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis   

1952  On this day in history world's first artificial heart   

1953  On March - 08 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.   

1953  Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years on March - 08.   

1953  "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances on March - 08.   

1954  Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits Canadian brigade in Korea during world tour on March - 08.   

1954  On March - 08 herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia   

1954  On this day in history percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies   

1955  On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82   

1957  Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships on this day in history.   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  On this day in history birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  On March - 08 albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  On March - 08 death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on March - 08.   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

1223  On this day in history death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.