Page 7: Historical Events In March - 10
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
1960 USSR agrees to stop nuclear testing 

1962 Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida. 

1963 Pete Rose debuts with hits in his two inaugural at bats in spring training 

1963 Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 

1964 US reconnaissance plane shot down over East Germany. 

1965 Dutch Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven, get engaged 

1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires. 

1966 Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg 

1966 North Vietnamese capture US Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 

1966 Frederik "Frits" Zernike, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1953), dies at 77 

1968 Ferry boat sinks in harbor of Wellington New Zealand (200 killed). 

1968 Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47 

1969 James Earl Ray are discovered guilty of the murder of Martin Luther King and sentenced to 99 years in jail 

1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr. 

1970 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It". 

1970 South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia. 

1971 Senate approves amendment lowering voting age to 18. 

1971 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer, dies at 92 

1972 General Lon Nol is recorded as becoming President and prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia 

1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 

1973 In this year, Morocco formally adopts constitution 

1973 Richard Sharples, governor of Bermuda, assassinated. 

1974 Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election. 

1974 Lawrence Rowe completes 302 vs England Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six. 

1974 June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48 

1975 "Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances 

1975 Dog spectacles patented in England 

1975 Leopold Samuel, composer, dies at 91 

1977 Rings of Uranus discovered during occultation of SAO. 

1977 Uranus rings discovered 

1977 E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70 

1978 Soyuz 28 returns to Earth. 

1980 Willard Scott is recorded as becoming the weather forecaster on the Today Show 

1980 Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris. 

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