Page 8: Historical Events In March - 27

1964  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 on this day in history.   

1964  Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 27 on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  On March - 27 uN troops arrive on Cyprus   

1966  On March - 27 anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia   

1966  On March - 27 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 March - 27.   

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

1968  On this day in history japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco   

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  Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars on March - 27.   

1969  On this day in history ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes   

1970  Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" on this day in history.   

1970  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 27.   

1972  On this day in history venera 8 launched to Venus   

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 March - 27.   

1973  On March - 27 jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession   

1973  On this day in history boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72   

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.   

1974  On this day in history 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  On March - 27 arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83   

1976  On March - 27 washington DC underground Metro opens   

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 March - 27.   

1978  Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances on March - 27.   

1978  Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 27 supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars   

1979  On March - 27 ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82   

1980  Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die) on this day in history.   

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

1980  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.   

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On March - 27 birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

1702  On March - 27 birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

0710  On March - 27 death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  On March - 27 death of al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  On March - 27 arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

0973  On this day in history death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on March - 27.   

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

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on March - 27.   

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25