Page 7: Historical Events In March - 29
Thursday, 12 February 2026
1971 Chile President Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines 

1971 Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced. 

1971 inaugural Lieutenant William L Calley Jr are discovered guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre. 

1971 1st Lt William L Calley Jr are discovered guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre. 

1972 J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate. 

1973 Last Australian troops leave South Vietnam. 

1973 Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U.S. prisoners of war left Vietnam. 

1973 In this year, Dave Cowens, claims NBA MVP 

1974 Mariner 10's, inaugural fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 

1974 The American spacecraft Mariner 10 takes the inaugural close-up photographs of Mercury 

1974 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 

1974 Seton I Miller, writer, dies at 71 

1975 Evacuation of Danang by sea began. 

1975 In this year, Jane Blalock claims LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open 

1976 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 

1976 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 

1978 Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India), dies 

1979 Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs Pakistan at WACA. 

1979 Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy 

1979 Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad. 

1979 Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 

1980 ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 

1981 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR. 

1981 Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad and Tobago), dies at 79 

1982 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards Mommie Dearest claims. 

1982 54th Academy Awards "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win 

1982 Carl Orff, German composer (Mouth, Antigonae), dies at 86. 

1982 54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win. 

1982 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest claims. 

1983 Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65. 

1984 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 

1985 Christos Sartzetakis elected President of Greece 

1985 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist 

1986 Beatle records officially go on sale in Russia. 

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