Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1983  On March - 11 world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)   

1983  On March - 11 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)   

1984  On this day in history 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 March - 11.   

1985  On March - 11 mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader   

1986  187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

1986  Japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm on this day in history.   

1986  Popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a flatter, one-stick model on March - 11.   

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

1987  Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point on March - 11.   

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

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 this day in history 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 March - 11.   

1992  Environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings on this day in history.   

1992  David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41 on March - 11.   

1993  On this day in history dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44   

1994  Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69   

1995  On March - 11 president Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament   

1995  Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US on this day in history.   

1995  Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 on March - 11.   

1996  America Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1997  Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II   

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1544  On this day in history birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on March - 11.   

1549  Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel) was born on March - 11.   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  On March - 11 birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on March - 11.   

1731  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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

0638  On this day in history sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on March - 11.   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on March - 11.   

1486  On this day in history albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  On this day in history death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer