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  On March - 08 eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens   

1973  Paul &Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis on March - 08.   

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

1973  On this day in history gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies   

1974  On March - 08 charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France   

1974  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba on this day in history.   

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on March - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  Princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter) on this day in history.   

1977  Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1980  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1983  On March - 08 house Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR   

1983  IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 on March - 08.   

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

1983  On this day in history william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

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 this day in history.   

1985  Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack on March - 08.   

1986  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1986  On March - 08 hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1987  17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425 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  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  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on March - 08.   

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 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  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  On this day in history celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on this day in history.   

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

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

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