Historical Events In March - 16
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90
1980 On this day in history joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic
1983 On March - 16 arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79
1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut on this day in history.
1984 South-Africa &Mozambique sign non attack treaty on March - 16.
1985 On this day in history associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut
1985 On March - 16 denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years
1985 On March - 16 in the Leeward Islands a 6.8 earthquake injured 6 and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe. Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua, St. Kitts and Puerto Rico.
1985 On this day in history roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88
1987 On this day in history scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71
1988 On this day in history as part of the Iran-Contra affair, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council (NSC) are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States
1988 On March - 16 federal grand jury indicts Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North &Navy Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair
1988 North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed on this day in history.
1988 US sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history dorothy Adams Foulger, actress (Laura, Devil Commands), dies at 88
1990 Ernst Bacon, composer, dies at 91 on this day in history.
1991 7 members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash on this day in history.
1991 New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner (#s are 18-21-32-33-35-38) on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash
1992 On this day in history matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball
1992 Renzhong Weangn, China politician (1934-45), dies on this day in history.
1993 Edmonton, Alberta Police use pepper spray and batons to control over 100 youths who attacked passers-by in the Eaton Centre and Edmonton Centre malls, after a screening of the rap movie spoof CB4 on this day in history.
1993 Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86 on this day in history.
1994 Moravcik forms Slovakia government on March - 16.
1994 Tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan on March - 16.
1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15 on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement-formally abolishes slavery
1995 World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr &P Dharmani on this day in history.
1995 Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at 95 on March - 16.
1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship
2005 Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of the bombing of the Air India Flight 182 in 1985, are found not guilty on all counts on this day in history.
2010 On this day in history the Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed by fire.
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