Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1983  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)   

1984  On March - 11 in the Magdalen Islands seal hunter damage helicopter chartered by International Fund for Animal Welfare protesters.   

1984  Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader   

1986  On March - 11 187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange   

1986  On this day in history japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm   

1986  On this day in history popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a flatter, one-stick model.   

1987  Actor, singer, dancer, comedian, broadcaster and American entertainment icon, Danny Kaye, died in Los Angeles at the age of 74 on this day in history.   

1987  Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 11 [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74   

1988  The £1 note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by £1 coin (a big run on belts to kep one's pants up) on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 11 utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire   

1988  On this day in history pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74   

1989  Johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57 on March - 11.   

1990  On March - 11 16th People's Choice Awards   

1990  Lithuania declares it's Independence on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 11 lithuania declares its independence from the USSR   

1991  On this day in history janet Jackson signs $40M three album deal with Virgin records   

1991  John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award on this day in history.   

1991  Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings   

1992  On this day in history david Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41   

1993  Dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44 on this day in history.   

1994  On March - 11 eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile   

1994  Jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69 on March - 11.   

1995  President Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament on March - 11.   

1995  On March - 11 sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US   

1995  On this day in history carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69   

1996  On March - 11 america Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day   

1996  On this day in history chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup   

1996  Mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup on March - 11.   

1997  Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space on March - 11.   

1997  On March - 11 beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II   

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1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on March - 11.   

1549  On this day in history birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on March - 11.   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On March - 11 birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  On this day in history birth of henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807)   

1731  Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on March - 11.   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on this day in history.   

0638  On March - 11 sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  On this day in history death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  On this day in history death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on March - 11.   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on this day in history.   

1575  On March - 11 death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on this day in history.