Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1983  On this day in history 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  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 March - 11.   

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

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

1986  On March - 11 japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm   

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

1987  On March - 11 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  Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 11 pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74   

1989  On this day in history johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57   

1990  16th People's Choice Awards on this day in history.   

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  On March - 11 john Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award   

1991  On March - 11 monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1   

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 this day in history.   

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  President Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament on March - 11.   

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

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

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 March - 11 chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup   

1996  On this day in history mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup   

1997  On this day in history ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space   

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 March - 11.   

1549  On this day in history birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

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

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

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on March - 11.   

1725  On March - 11 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 this day in history.   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on March - 11.   

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

0859  On March - 11 death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  On March - 11 death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

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

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on March - 11.   

1575  On this day in history death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

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