Page 6: Historical Events In March - 08

1942  On this day in history jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

1943  335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg on this day in history.   

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  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on March - 08.   

1943  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn on this day in history.   

1943  The birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress on this day in history.   

1944  On March - 08 uS resumes bombing Berlin   

1945  On March - 08 "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain   

1945  53 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers on March - 08.   

1945  Phyllis M Daley is first black nurse sworn-in as US Navy ensign on this day in history.   

1945  H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.   

1946  On March - 08 first helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY)   

1946  1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC) on March - 08.   

1948  On this day in history 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 March - 08 marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb   

1950  On this day in history the first woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)   

1950  1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) on this day in history.   

1950  Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on March - 08.   

1951  On this day in history 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 this day in history antoine Pinay forms French government   

1952  Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on this day in history.   

1952  On March - 08 world's first artificial heart   

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 March - 08 census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years   

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  Herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia on March - 08.   

1954  Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on March - 08.   

1955  Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on March - 08.   

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

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on March - 08.   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

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  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history death of sverre of Norway   

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 this day in history.   

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

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