Historical Events In March - 23

1987  Near Kamloops, BC an avalanche kills six American skiers and their Canadian guide on March - 23.   

1987  Soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres on March - 23.   

1987  US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf on March - 23.   

1987  West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns on March - 23.   

1987  Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 on March - 23.   

1989  On this day in history 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature   

1989  Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter on March - 23.   

1990  Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill on this day in history.   

1991  20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68   

1992  On March - 23 wordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax.   

1992  On this day in history friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92   

1993  Belgian government of Dehaene, resigns on March - 23.   

1993  On this day in history hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84   

1994  Amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days on March - 23.   

1994  On this day in history howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor   

1994  Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed) on this day in history.   

1994  Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history dollar equals 88.41 yen (record)   

1995  Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash on this day in history.   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins on this day in history.   

1997  Wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title on March - 23.   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins on this day in history.   

1998  70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win on this day in history.   

1998  On March - 23 70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

2000  On this day in history papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy;   

2005  The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube on this day in history.   

2007  Eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan on March - 23.   

2007  On this day in history naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters.   

2012  On this day in history african Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup   

2013  20 people are killed and 200 are injured by a tornado in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh on March - 23.   

2018  On this day in history a Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange in one of the largest-ever transfers of desert sand   

2018  On March - 23 peru's Congress swears in Vice-President Martín Vizcarra as the new President after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned amid corruption scandal   

2018  An Islamic terrorist attack in Carcassonne and Trèbes, France, kills five people, including the perpetrator on March - 23.   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on March - 23.   

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.