Page 8: Historical Events In March - 10

1984  Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page   

1984  June Marlowe, actress (Pardon US), dies at 81   

1985  French socialists lose election (National Front 9%).   

1985  India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket"   

1985  World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin (USSR).   

1985  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev (USSR)   

1985  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic)   

1985  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (USSR).   

1985  Konstantin Chernenko, party leader/pres of USSR (1984-85), dies at 73   

1986  Ray Milland, actor (Lost Weekend-Acad Award 1945), dies at 81   

1987  Vatican formal opposition to test-tube fertilization and embryo transfer   

1988  Avalanche at Swiss Ski resort "Klosters" nearly results in the deaths of Prince Charles.   

1988  Andy Gibb, singer, dies of heart infection at 30   

1989  An Air Ontario jet crashes after take off from Dryden, killing 24, injuring 45; inquiry later blames wing icing for the crash   

1989  In Malawi a 6.2 earthquake occured, at least 9 people killed, 100 injured and damage in the Salima-Dedza-Mchinji area. About 50000 left homeless in Malawi.   

1990  4th American Comedy Awards When Harry Met Sally.   

1990  Lieutenant General Avril steps down as President of Haiti.   

1990  World Ice Dance Championship in Halifax won by Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko (USSR).   

1990  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (USSR)   

1990  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA).   

1990  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (Canada).   

1990  Michael Stewart, UK Sect of State (1965-66, 68-70), dies   

1991  In this year, Laura Davies claims LPGA Inamori Golf Classic   

1991  Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup.   

1992  6th Soul Train Music Awards Natalie Cole and Color Me Badd win   

1992  Roy Holmer Wallack, dies of pneumonia at 64   

1993  C Northcote Parkinson, English historian/sociologist (Law of P), dies   

1994  1 million Greeks attend Melina Mercouri's funeral.   

1994  Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman, dies at 92   

1995  Car bomb explodes in Karachi at shiite mosque, 17+ killed.   

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4035.64   

1995  Newspapers reported that ESPN would launch a sports online service with the backing of Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's Starwave Internet Company   

1995  Alexander Hyatt-King, Mozart scholar, dies at 84.   

1996  22nd People's Choice Awards Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win   

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1415  Vasili ii of russia: Vasili ii of russia (d. 1462)   

1452  Ferdinand ii: The catholic, king of aragon/sicily (expelled jews)   

1503  Ferdinand i: German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas howard: Duke of norfolk; executed by queen elizabeth (1572)   

1628  Constantine huygens jr: Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello malpighi: Italian physician   

1656  Adolf h van rechteren: Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano maria schiassi: Composer   

0037  Tiberius claudius nero: Roman emperor (14-37),   

0483  Death of Simplicius: Italian pope (468-83),   

1291  Death of Arghun: Persian ruler   

1391  Tvrtko i first king of bosnia: Tvrtko i first king of bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  Johann geiler von kaisersberg: Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  Death of John de vere: 13th earl of oxford, english commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Death of Thomas elyot: English diplomat (boke named the governor),   

1584  Thomas norton: English politician and writer (b. 1532)