Historical Events In March - 11

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

1983  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 March - 11.   

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

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

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 March - 11.   

1988  On this day in history utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire   

1988  Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74 on March - 11.   

1989  Johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1990  16th People's Choice Awards on March - 11.   

1990  On March - 11 lithuania declares it's Independence   

1990  Lithuania declares its independence from the USSR on March - 11.   

1991  Janet Jackson signs $40M three album deal with Virgin records on this day in history.   

1991  John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award on March - 11.   

1991  Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 on March - 11.   

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

1992  David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41 on this day in history.   

1993  Dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44 on March - 11.   

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

1994  Jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1995  On March - 11 president Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament   

1995  On this day in history sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US   

1995  Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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  Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup on this day in history.   

1996  On March - 11 mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup   

1997  On March - 11 ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space   

1997  Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II on March - 11.   

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

1549  On March - 11 birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

1683  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

0222  On March - 11 death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on March - 11.   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on this day in history.   

1486  On March - 11 albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

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