Page 8: Historical Events In March - 08

1971  On this day in history harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

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

1972  On March - 08 the first flight of the Goodyear blimp   

1973  Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens on this day in history.   

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

1973  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

1974  On this day in history charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France   

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

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

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

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 08 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China   

1977  On March - 08 henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond   

1977  On March - 08 princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter)   

1977  Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 on March - 08.   

1979  China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam on March - 08.   

1979  Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale on March - 08.   

1979  On March - 08 the first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io)   

1980  Greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad on March - 08.   

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

1981  On March - 08 nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic   

1983  House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR on March - 08.   

1983  IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 on this day in history.   

1983  President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" on this day in history.   

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

1984  On March - 08 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  4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon on March - 08.   

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

1986  On this day in history martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million   

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

1987  17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425 on March - 08.   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 08 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  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

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

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 08.