Page 7: Historical Events In March - 20

1954  On March - 20 "King &I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances   

1954  On this day in history newspaper vending machine first used (Columbia Pennsylvania)   

1954  "King & I" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1246 performances on this day in history.   

1955  KXTV TV channel 10 in Sacramento, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1956  On March - 20 mount Bezymianny on Kamchatka Peninsula (USSR) explodes   

1956  On this day in history tunisia gains independence from France   

1956  On March - 20 union workers ended a 156-day strike at Westinghouse Electric Corp   

1956  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test   

1956  156-day strike against Westinghouse ends on this day in history.   

1957  Britain accepts NATO offer to mediate in Cyprus, but Greece rejects it on March - 20.   

1958  50" snow across the Mason-Dixon line on this day in history.   

1958  Greek Clandestine Burasi Bizim Radio (communist), Voice of Truth first transmission on March - 20.   

1962  On March - 20 sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater   

1962  Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies on March - 20.   

1963  Sikkim crown prince Paldan Thondup Namgyal marries Hope Cooke on March - 20.   

1963  1st "Pop Art" exhibition (NYC) on March - 20.   

1963  On March - 20 karl Otten, writer, dies at 73   

1964  On this day in history eSRO established, European Space Research Organization   

1964  Brendan Behan, Irish writer/poet, dies at 41 on March - 20.   

1965  Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi on March - 20.   

1966  On this day in history in Uganda a 6.75 earthquake was the most destructive earthquake in recent African history, about 140 fatalities and hundreds of injuries were reported   

1967  Supremes release "The Happening" on March - 20.   

1967  On March - 20 a J F Moody, 1st US Army General to die in Vietnam   

1968  Military intervene in South-Yemen (leftist ministers resign) on March - 20.   

1968  President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from US paper money on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 20 carl T Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'Arc), dies   

1969  On this day in history beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar   

1969  US President Nixon proclaims he will end Vietnam war in 1970 on March - 20.   

1972  19 mountain climbers killed on Japan's Mount Fuji during an avalanche on March - 20.   

1972  On March - 20 sicco L. Mansholt succeeds Franco M. Malfatti as chairman of European Committee   

1972  Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 20 on the Kerguelen-Gausberg Rise a 5.4 earthquake, the first instrumental epicenter associated with this structure and is located in the Antarctic plate 1,800 kilometers from the nearest seismic belt   

1974  Hydro Quebec workers on James Bay project riot; destroy millions of dollars of equipment; project closes down on March - 20.   

1974  On March - 20 chet Huntley, newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On March - 20 birth of ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709)   

1680  On this day in history birth of baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater)   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On March - 20 birth of franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist   

0687  On March - 20 death of st. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634).   

0842  Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies on March - 20.   

1191  On this day in history clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies   

1239  On March - 20 death of hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)   

1351  Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies on this day in history.   

1393  On this day in history death of johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed   

1413  On March - 20 death of king Henry IV of England (b. 1367)   

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 on this day in history.