Page 8: Historical Events In March - 24

1980  Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history "Nightline with Ted Koppel" premieres on ABC   

1981  On March - 24 bombay beat Delhi by innings &46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy   

1981  On this day in history colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba   

1982  US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia on March - 24.   

1982  On March - 24 ace Goodman, KC Mo, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83   

1984  On this day in history iOC agrees to 6-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics   

1984  On this day in history sam Jaffe, actor (Dr Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93   

1985  On March - 24 golden Raspberry Awards presented to parody Oscar Awards (Bolero wins)   

1985  On this day in history norman Gifford makes cricket ODI debuts at age 44 (v Australia, Sharjah)   

1986  58th Academy Awards "Out of Africa", William Hurt &Geraldine Page win on March - 24.   

1986  On March - 24 nASA publishes "Strategy for Safely Returning the Space Shuttle to Flight Status"   

1986  On this day in history suriname army Captain Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling   

1986  US &Libya clash in Gulf of Sidra on March - 24.   

1986  On this day in history sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67   

1986  On March - 24 58th Academy Awards: "Out of Africa", William Hurt &Geraldine Page win   

1987  On March - 24 first Soul Train Music Awards Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross win   

1987  On this day in history western Australia win the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final vs Victoria   

1987  First Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross win on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history quarterback Dan Fouts retires   

1989  Mary Martin in "Peter Pan", first time seen on TV since 1973 on this day in history.   

1989  The worst oil spill to ever occur in U.S. territory begins after the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska on this day in history.   

1990  Indian troops leave Sri Lanka on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies   

1991  11th Golden Raspberry Awards Ford Fairlane &Ghosts Can't Do It win on March - 24.   

1991  On this day in history in liberated Kuwait, banks reopen   

1991  On this day in history wrestlemania VII in Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan pins Sergeant Slaughter for championship   

1991  11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane &Ghosts Can't Do It win on this day in history.   

1992  First Belgian in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space on March - 24.   

1992  On March - 24 sudanese Boeing 707 crashes on mountain Hymettos at Athens; 5-6 die   

1993  Ezer Weizman elected President of Israel on March - 24.   

1993  Erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1994  "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 322 performances on this day in history.   

1994  F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die on this day in history.   

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on this day in history.   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On March - 24 birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on March - 24.   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on March - 24.   

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.   

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on this day in history.   

1400  On March - 24 florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies   

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on March - 24.   

1471  On this day in history thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55   

1558  On this day in history anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies