Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1983  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) on March - 11.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1985  Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader on this day in history.   

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

1986  On March - 11 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 March - 11.   

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

1987  On this day in history [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74   

1988  On March - 11 the £1 note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by £1 coin (a big run on belts to kep one's pants up)   

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 this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1   

1992  Environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings on March - 11.   

1992  On March - 11 david Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41   

1993  On March - 11 dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44   

1994  On this day in history eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile   

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

1995  On this day in history 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  On this day in history chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup   

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

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  On March - 11 birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 11 birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  On this day in history birth of giovanni Veneziano, composer   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

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

0222  On this day in history death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  On March - 11 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 this day in history.   

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

1602  On March - 11 death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer