Page 8: Historical Events In March - 09

1983  Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65 on this day in history.   

1984  Emile Gumbs' Anguilla National Alliance wins elections on this day in history.   

1984  John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time" on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history laura Johnson (Falcon Crest) & Harry Hamlin (LA Law) wed   

1985  The most requested movie in history,"Gone With The Wind", went on sale in video stores across the U.S. for the first time on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 16th Easter Seal Telethon raises $30,100,000   

1986  On this day in history nASA announces searchers found remains of Challenger astronauts   

1986  On this day in history soviet probe Vega 2 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,030 km   

1986  On March - 09 ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78   

1987  On March - 09 chrysler Corporation offered to buy American Motors Corporation on this day.   

1988  On this day in history president Reagan presides at unveiling of Knute Rockne stamp   

1988  On March - 09 kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83   

1989  Eastern Airlines files for bankruptcy on March - 09.   

1989  Senate rejects Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary on March - 09.   

1989  On March - 09 soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court   

1989  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1989  On March - 09 robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer, dies at 42   

1990  Dr Antonia Novello sworn-in as first hispanic/female US surgeon general on this day in history.   

1990  In St. John's Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord; approved by the previous Peckford administration; this will effectively kill the Accord on March - 09.   

1991  US 70th manned space mission STS 39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit on March - 09.   

1992  Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies on March - 09.   

1993  Rodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs on March - 09.   

1993  On this day in history ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies   

1994  IRA launch first of 3 mortar attacks on London's Heathrow Airport on this day in history.   

1994  On March - 09 charles Bukowski, author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73   

1995  Baseball awards a franchise to Tampa Bay Devil Rays on this day in history.   

1995  On March - 09 in the Atlantic, Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin orders Canadian fisheries patrol vessel to seize a Spanish trawler for illegally taking undersized turbot outside Canada's 200-mile offshore limit   

1995  On March - 09 mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)   

1995  President Konstantine Karamanlis (88) of Greece, resigns on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at 79   

1996  On March - 09 alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist, dies at 77   

1997  Notorius B I G, [Biggie Small, Chris Walkin], rapper, shot dead at 24 on this day in history.   

2006  NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft discovers geysers of a liquid substance shooting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, signaling a possible presence of water on this day in history.   

2011  On March - 09 space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.   

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1213  Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271) was born on this day in history.   

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on March - 09.   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

1202  On this day in history death of king Sverre of Norway   

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  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on this day in history.   

1620  On March - 09 aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59   

1649  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606) on March - 09.   

1661  On this day in history jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

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