Page 8: Historical Events In March - 27

1964  On March - 27 earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history   

1964  Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars on March - 27.   

1964  On this day in history on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  UN troops arrive on Cyprus on this day in history.   

1966  Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket.   

1966  Mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1967  Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1968  Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco on March - 27.   

1968  On this day in history suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia   

1968  On March - 27 yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34   

1969  On March - 27 launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars   

1969  Ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes on March - 27.   

1970  On March - 27 ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"   

1970  On March - 27 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1972  Venera 8 launched to Venus on March - 27.   

1972  On this day in history maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73   

1973  45th Academy Awards "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession   

1973  On March - 27 boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72   

1973  On this day in history 45th Academy Awards: "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians   

1974  On March - 27 ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!   

1975  Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1976  Washington DC underground Metro opens on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 27 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife   

1977  Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1978  Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73   

1979  On this day in history supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars   

1979  Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82 on March - 27.   

1980  On this day in history elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die)   

1980  Mount St Helens becomes active after 123 years on March - 27.   

1980  On March - 27 tSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S.   

1981  John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK on March - 27.   

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0972  On this day in history birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  Everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer was born on March - 27.   

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  On this day in history birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on March - 27.   

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on March - 27.   

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on this day in history.   

0973  On March - 27 death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on this day in history.   

1462  On March - 27 death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  On March - 27 janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37   

1482  On this day in history maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25