Historical Events In March - 16

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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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.  

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)  

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.  

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)  

1585  On this day in history birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)  

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer  

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.  

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.  

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on March - 16.  

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.  

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen  

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.  

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.  

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on this day in history.  

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.  

1536  On March - 16 death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45