Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1994  Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile.   

1994  Jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69.   

1995  President Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament.   

1995  Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US.   

1995  Carel Birnie, are discovered 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.   

1996  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.   

1997  Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space   

1997  Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II.   

1997  San Francisco Giant J T Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch.   

2005  In the UK, the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act 205 was finally given Royal Assent after one of the longest ever sittings by the House of Lords.   

2005  Three people, including a judge, are murdered in the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia; the main suspect, Brian Nichols, surrenders to police the next day.2006 Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the inaugural female President of Chile   

2006  Slobodan Miloševic is are discovered dead in his cell in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention centre, located in the Scheveningen section of The Hague.   

2006  Michelle Bachelet is sworn in as the inaugural female President of Chile.   

2009  Winnenden school shooting - 17 people are killed at a school in Germany   

2011  A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan, killing 15840 and leaving another 3926 missing. Tsunami warnings are issued in 50 countries and territories. Emergencies are declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake.   

2011  An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale   

2011  Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan killing 15897 people.   

2012  US soldier results in the deaths of 16 civilians in Afghanistan.   

2013  European Union bans the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals.   

2014  Refugees from Syria pour into the Kingdom of Jordan.   

2017  At least 65 killed in landslide at rubbish dump near Addis Ababa, Ethopia.   

2018  China's National People's Congress approves removal of term limits for a leader, will allow Xi Jinping presidency for life   

2018  Superhero movie "The Black Panther" is recorded as becoming the fifth Marvel movie to earn $1 billion worldwide   

2018  Greek football Super League suspended after PAOK Salonika's president Ivan Savvidis invades pitch with a gun after goal disallowed   

2018  China's government approves a constitutional change that removes term limits for its leaders, granting Xi Jinping the status of "President for Life". Xi is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (paramount leader)   

2019  Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, refutes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's statement “Israel is the nation state of the Jewish people – and only it.”.   

2020  Coronavirus COVID-19 declared a pandemic by the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , with 121564 cases worldwide and 4373 deaths.   

2020  Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for a criminal sex act and rape in New York.   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic   

2021  British Prince William says the royal family is “very much not a racist family” in inaugural public comments since interview by brother Harry and wife Meghan   

2024  Catherine, Princess of Wales , apologizes for "confusion" caused by releasing an edited family photo after news agencies issue a "kill" notice over digital manipulation [1]   

2024  Haitian acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces his pending resignation from both offices amid an ongoing crisis marked by gang warfare in the country   

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1544  Torquato tasso: Italy, renaissance poet (aminta, apologia)   

1549  Hendrik l spieghel: Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  Henric spieghel: Dutch renaissance poet (hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac elsevier: Book publisher   

1654  Heinrich georg neuss: Composer   

1683  Giovanni veneziano: Composer   

1725  Henry benedict stuart: Pretender to the throne of great britain   

1731  Robert treat paine: Judge, signer (declaration of independence)   

0222  Varius a bassianus: Syrian emperor of rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of jerusalem: Saint/patriarch of jerusalem,   

0859  Death of Eulogius of cordoba: Spanish bishop and christian martyr   

1198  Marie de champagne: Daughter of louis vii of france (b. 1145)   

1486  Albrecht iii achilles: Elector of brandenburg,   

1514  Donato bramante: Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias flacius: Croatian protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  Death of Emilio de' cavalieri: Italian composer