Page 6: Historical Events In March - 09

1941  On March - 09 carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62   

1942  Construction of the Alaska Highway began on March - 09.   

1943  On this day in history delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown   

1943  Greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps on March - 09.   

1943  On March - 09 oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz   

1945  334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb on this day in history.   

1945  Japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China on March - 09.   

1946  On March - 09 dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang   

1947  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on March - 09.   

1947  Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies on March - 09.   

1947  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  On this day in history provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia   

1949  Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on March - 09.   

1949  On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes   

1949  On March - 09 the first 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 on March - 09.   

1950  On March - 09 edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies   

1950  On this day in history willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York NY   

1950  On March - 09 willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in NYC   

1952  Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title on this day in history.   

1953  Josef Stalin buried in Moscow on March - 09.   

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, on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history wNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials   

1954  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested & exiled to Seychelles   

1956  Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England on this day in history.   

1957  On March - 09 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska   

1957  On this day in history 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  On March - 09 in the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred   

1958  George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season on March - 09.   

1959  On this day in history barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold   

1959  On this day in history the first known radar contact is made with Venus   

1959  On March - 09 "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 this day in history.   

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  On March - 09 birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

1202  Death of King Sverre of Norway on this day in history.   

1422  Death of Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380) on this day in history.   

1440  On this day in history death of st Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)   

1566  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on March - 09.   

1620  Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59 on March - 09.   

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

1661  On March - 09 jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

1688  On March - 09 claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89