Historical Events In March - 08

1971  Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 on March - 08.   

1972  The first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) on this day in history.   

1972  The first flight of the Goodyear blimp on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens   

1973  On March - 08 paul &Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis   

1973  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on March - 08.   

1974  Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  On March - 08 olivia Newton-John reached the top spot on the pop charts with"Have You Never Been Mellow".   

1975  On March - 08 royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba   

1975  On this day in history george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

1976  On this day in history 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China   

1977  Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond on March - 08.   

1977  On this day in history princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter)   

1977  On this day in history henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1979  On this day in history china withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam   

1979  On March - 08 shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale   

1979  The first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io) on March - 08.   

1980  On this day in history greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad   

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1981  Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on March - 08.   

1983  On this day in history house Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR   

1983  On this day in history iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0   

1983  President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" on March - 08.   

1983  William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history first US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber.   

1985  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before on March - 08.   

1985  Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 08 4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon   

1986  Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km on March - 08.   

1986  Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million on March - 08.   

1986  On this day in history hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1987  On this day in history 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425   

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

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  On March - 08 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  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  On March - 08 birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on this day in history.   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 March - 08 death of wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161)   

1403  On March - 08 bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42   

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

1550  On March - 08 juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55