Historical Events In March - 16
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
1964 Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on March - 16.
1964 On this day in history nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80
1965 University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service on this day in history.
1966 "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London on March - 16.
1966 On March - 16 gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits
1966 On March - 16 on this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado
1967 On this day in history pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down
1967 Quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada on this day in history.
1967 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1968 During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My on March - 16.
1968 On March - 16 my Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die
1968 Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign on March - 16.
1968 June Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60 on March - 16.
1969 On this day in history viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155
1970 On this day in history new English Bible published
1970 Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history 13th Grammy Awards Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win
1971 The first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility on this day in history.
1971 Bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70 on March - 16.
1971 On this day in history 13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win
1972 John &Yoko are served with deportation papers on this day in history.
1972 Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1973 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1974 The first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville on March - 16.
1975 On this day in history uS Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury
1975 On March - 16 t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64
1976 On March - 16 british premier Harold Wilson resigns
1977 On this day in history uS President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland
1978 Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast on March - 16.
1978 Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed on this day in history.
1978 Soyuz 26 returns to Earth on this day in history.
1978 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 16.
1978 On March - 16 uS Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty
1978 On March - 16 aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists
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