Historical Events In March - 16

1979  On this day in history cBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney   

1979  On March - 16 jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90   

1980  Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic on this day in history.   

1983  On March - 16 arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79   

1984  On March - 16 gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut   

1984  On this day in history south-Africa &Mozambique sign non attack treaty   

1985  On March - 16 associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut   

1985  On March - 16 denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years   

1985  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 on March - 16.   

1985  Roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88 on March - 16.   

1987  Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 on March - 16.   

1988  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 on this day in history.   

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  On March - 16 north-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed   

1988  On March - 16 uS sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras   

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 March - 16.   

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 March - 16.   

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  On March - 16 chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86   

1994  On this day in history moravcik forms Slovakia government   

1994  On this day in history tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan   

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15 on March - 16.   

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  On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round   

1997  Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship on this day in history.   

2005  On March - 16 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.   

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 March - 16.   

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 March - 16.   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.   

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on March - 16.   

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

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.   

0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  On March - 16 death of heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

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

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  On this day in history death of anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)   

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45