Page 8: Historical Events In March - 14

1980  World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary).   

1981  Ken Barrington, cricketer (82 Tests for England, 6806 runs), dies.   

1982  Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer, dies at 59   

1983  OPEC cut oil prices for inaugural time in 23 years.   

1983  Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55   

1984  Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41-C mission.   

1984  Aurelio Peccei, Italian businessman/CEO (Club Rome), dies at 75.   

1985  In this year, 11th People's Choice Awards Bill Cosby claims 4 awards   

1985  In this year, 11th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby claims 4 awards   

1986  European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km)   

1986  Benno Ammann, composer, dies at 81   

1988  Iran and Iraq unleash missiles on each other's capitals as so-called "war of the cities" erupts   

1989  Edward Abbey (environmental author), dies after surgery at 62.   

1990  4th Soul Train Music Awards Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson   

1990  Mikhail S Gorbachev is recorded as becoming president of the Soviet Congress.   

1990  4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson   

1991  British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment.   

1991  Emir of Kuwait returns to Kuwait City, after the Iraqis leave   

1991  World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France).   

1991  Howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40.   

1992  Soviet newspaper "Pravda" suspends publication   

1992  C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71.   

1994  Flaming oil burns in the Bosporus Strait that divides Istanbul after a tanker and freighter collide, killing 15 crew members   

1994  Former West Australian premier Carmen Lawrence enters federal parliament through Fremantle by-election and records a 1.43 per cent swing to Labor   

1994  Mexican banker/billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped   

1994  Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov and N Thagard.   

1994  Abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright, murdered.   

1995  inaugural time 13 people in space   

1995  Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73   

1996  Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi.   

1996  Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57.   

1997  Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80.   

1997  President Clinton trips and tears up his knee requiring surgery   

1997  Fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89.   

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1623  Adam-nicolas gascon: Composer   

1638  Johann georg gichtel: German mystic   

1681  Georg philipp telemann: Magdeburg germany, late baroque composer   

1692  Peter musschenbroek: Dutch physician/physicist (leyden jar)   

1726  Josef antonin stepan: Composer   

1727  Johann gottlieb goldberg: Composer   

1755  Pierre-louis couperin: Composer   

1782  Thomas hart benton: (rep), "old bullion"   

0840  Death of Eginhard: French nobleman/biographer (vita karoli magni),   

0968  Matilda of ringelheim: German queen (c. 895)   

1272  Death of Re enzo: Italian poet/son of emp frederik ii von hohenstaufen,   

1298  Death of Petrus johannis olivi: South france theologist,   

1457  Death of Jingtai emperor of china: Jingtai emperor of china (b. 1428)   

1490  Death of Charles i: Duke of savoy,   

1559  Death of Jacques d'auchy: Walloon baptist merchant, executed   

1573  Claude ii: Of lotharingen, duke of aumale/murdered adm coligny,