Historical Events In March - 15

1968  Uprising in South Yemen on March - 15.  

1968  US Mint stops buying and selling gold on this day in history.  

1969  US Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history violent Chinese-Russian border dispute (100s dead)  

1969  On March - 15 miles Malleson, actor/writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80  

1970  Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan on this day in history.  

1970  On March - 15 josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68  

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

1971  Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace of Alabama  

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1972  On this day in history danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112  

1972  NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history 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  

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 this day in history.  

1973  Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history brazilian President Garastazu Médici resigns  

1975  Bundy victim Julie Cunningham disappears from Vail CO on March - 15.  

1975  Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1976  Failed coup in Nigeria on this day in history.  

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

1977  On March - 15 canadian actress Suzanne Somers stars in ABC TV's new Three's Company comedy show, opposite John Ritter.  

1977  On this day in history uS House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions  

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 March - 15.  

1979  Apparat releases Newdos+ 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 on this day in history.  

1980  Tracey Wainman, age 12, the youngest Canadian skater to compete in a world championship on this day in history.  

1981  Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker on this day in history.  

1982  On March - 15 actress Theresa Saladana, stabbed repeatedly by obsessed fan  

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

1983  On March - 15 karnataka beat Bombay on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy  

1983  Jose Luis Sert, Spanish-US architect/urban developer, dies at 80 on March - 15.  

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

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0938  On this day in history birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)  

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)  

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.  

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

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

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China  

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.  

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

0044  On this day in history death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)  

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies  

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

0963  On this day in history romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25  

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on March - 15.  

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.  

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.