Page 7: Historical Events In March - 22

1965  In this year, D Senanayake claims general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).   

1965  US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong   

1966  In Northeastern China a 6.75-7.0 earthquake occurred second one in a month the last was March 07.   

1967  Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title in inaugural Madison Square Garden fight   

1967  Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title.   

1968  Jarmila Novotna steps down presidency of Czechoslovakia.   

1968  Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone.   

1968  Student riot in Nanterre near Paris France.   

1969  "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 1 performance   

1969  Ernst Deutsch, [Dorian], Czech actor (3rd Man, Golem), dies at 78.   

1970  "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater NYC   

1971  In this year, Ottawa starts $2 million program to hire 276 Francophone graduates for public service jobs; jobs where French is 'la Langue du travail'   

1971  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR.   

1971  Martin Bodmer, writer, dies   

1972  Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified).   

1972  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP   

1974  Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35   

1975  Canadian classical guitarist Liona Boyd makes her New York debut at the Carnegie Recital Hall   

1975  Ranjit and Damayanthie married in St Anne's Church Wattala , Sri Lanka.   

1975  Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens.   

1975  Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75.   

1977  Dutch Den Uyl government falls.   

1977  Indira Gandhi steps down as Prime Minister of India   

1978  France performs nuclear test   

1978  Three prisoners emerge from St. Jerome prison with their six hostages after a two-week standoff, ending Canada's longest hostage-taking.   

1978  Karl Wallenda, falls to death walking high-wire in PR at 73   

1979  Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt   

1979  Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78.   

1981  Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6   

1982  3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched   

1982  Iran offensive against Iraq.   

1983  Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president.   

1984  Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game.   

1985  NASA launches Intelsat VA   

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0841  Bernard plantapilosa: Count of auvergne   

1212  Emperor go-horikawa of japan: Emperor go-horikawa of japan (d. 1235)   

1366  Thomas de mowbray: 1st duke of norfolk, english politician   

1459  Maximilian i of habsburg: German emperor/archduke of austria   

1503  Antonio francesco grazzini: Italian writer   

1599  Anthony van dyck: Flemish painter (charles i of england)   

1609  John ii casimir vasa: Cardinal/king of poland (1648-68)   

1663  August hermann francke: German protestant minister   

0337  Constantine: Emperor of rome,   

1322  Thomas: 2nd earl of lancaster, english politician (b. 1278)   

1418  Dietrich of nieheim: German historian   

1421  Death of Thomas of lancaster: 1st duke of clarence, second son of henry iv of england (killed in battle) (b. 1388)   

1471  Death of George van podiebrad: King of bohemia (1458-71),   

1544  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden (b. 1488)   

1589  Death of Lodovico guicciardini: Ital historian,   

1602  Death of Agostino carracci: Italian artist (b. 1557)