Page 6: Historical Events In March - 09

1941  Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62.   

1942  Construction of the Alaska Highway began   

1943  Delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown   

1943  Greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps   

1943  Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz   

1945  334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120000 fire bomb.   

1945  Japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China.   

1946  Dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang   

1947  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.   

1947  Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies.   

1947  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia.   

1949  Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA.   

1949  England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes   

1949  The inaugural all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad   

1949  Brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA.   

1950  Edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies.   

1950  Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64000 in New York NY.   

1950  Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64000 in NYC   

1952  In this year, Heinz Neuhaus claims Europe Heavyweight Boxing title.   

1953  Josef Stalin buried in Moscow.   

1954  This was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator,   

1954  WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the inaugural local color television commercials   

1954  1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators)   

1955  Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88   

1956  Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested and exiled to Seychelles.   

1956  Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England   

1957  8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska   

1957  In the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 8.8 quake, one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World and one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States   

1957  In the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred.   

1958  George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2000 points in season   

1959  Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold.   

1959  The inaugural known radar contact is made with Venus   

1959  "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances   

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1213  Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271) was born on March - 09.   

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on March - 09.   

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on this day in history.   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on March - 09.   

1568  On March - 09 birth of aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1697  Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1202  Death of King Sverre of Norway on March - 09.   

1422  On this day in history death of jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)   

1440  Death of St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384) on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history death of david Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered   

1620  On this day in history aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59   

1649  On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  Jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89