Historical Events In March - 20

1976  In California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank on March - 20.   

1976  Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery on March - 20.   

1976  Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61 on March - 20.   

1977  On March - 20 parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as first mayor in a century   

1977  Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India on March - 20.   

1979  Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

1979  The last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945 on this day in history.   

1980  The Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks on March - 20.   

1980  The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins on March - 20.   

1980  US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

1981  Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on this day in history.   

1982  1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados on this day in history.   

1982  France performs nuclear test on March - 20.   

1982  On this day in history joan Jett &Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks   

1982  Reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa on March - 20.   

1982  On March - 20 hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52   

1983  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman &Fred Blassie's "My Breakfast With Blassie" premieres   

1984  Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 20 libby Riddles is first woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race   

1986  On this day in history 228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (UK record)   

1986  On this day in history jacques Chirac become Prime Minister of French government   

1986  On March - 20 sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.   

1987  On this day in history fDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)   

1987  Soap opera "Capitol" final episode on this day in history.   

1987  Soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit on this day in history.   

1987  Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure on March - 20.   

1988  David Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1988  On March - 20 gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75   

1989  Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation on March - 20.   

1989  On this day in history richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA   

1990  On this day in history namibia gains independence after 105 years   

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1469  On this day in history birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

1477  On March - 20 birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on March - 20.   

1634  On this day in history birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

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  On March - 20 alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies   

1191  Clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies on March - 20.   

1239  Death of Hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of king Henry IV of England (b. 1367)   

1415  On this day in history henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45