Page 8: Historical Events In March - 15

1968  Uprising in South Yemen on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history uS Mint stops buying and selling gold   

1969  US Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns on March - 15.   

1969  Violent Chinese-Russian border dispute (100s dead) on this day in history.   

1969  Miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan on March - 15.   

1970  Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history cBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show"   

1971  Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet on March - 15.   

1972  Assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace of Alabama on this day in history.   

1972  Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112 on this day in history.   

1972  NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle on March - 15.   

1973  Alberta Indians awarded $190,000 settlement in back payment of ammunition money promised to them under their 1877 treaty; sum of $2,000 should have been paid annually on March - 15.   

1973  Dedication of the Memorial to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The memorial sculpture was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the RAAF on 31mar1921 on March - 15.   

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1974  On this day in history brazilian President Garastazu Médici resigns   

1975  On this day in history bundy victim Julie Cunningham disappears from Vail CO   

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on March - 15.   

1976  On this day in history failed coup in Nigeria   

1977  "Eight is Enough" premieres on ABC-TV on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history canadian actress Suzanne Somers stars in ABC TV's new Three's Company comedy show, opposite John Ritter.   

1977  US House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions on March - 15.   

1977  On March - 15 kamal Joemblat, Lebanese politician, murdered   

1978  Operation Litani Israeli offensive in South Lebanon to rid area of Palestine guerrillas on March - 15.   

1978  People's Rebublic of China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on this day in history.   

1978  Operation Litani: Israeli offensive in South Lebanon to rid area of Palestine guerrillas on this day in history.   

1979  Apparat releases Newdos+ 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 on March - 15.   

1980  Tracey Wainman, age 12, the youngest Canadian skater to compete in a world championship on March - 15.   

1981  Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker on March - 15.   

1982  On this day in history actress Theresa Saladana, stabbed repeatedly by obsessed fan   

1982  Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days on this day in history.   

1983  Karnataka beat Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80   

1984  10th People's Choice Awards Brooke Shields on this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on this day in history.   

0752  On this day in history zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.