Historical Events In March - 01

1970  White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain on March - 01.   

1970  On March - 01 ed[uard] Hoornik, Dutch writer/poet (Na jaren), dies at 59   

1971  On this day in history bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC   

1972  On March - 01 wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points   

1972  Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63 on March - 01.   

1972  outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people on this day in history.   

1972  London flu in United States killing 1,027 people on March - 01.   

1973  Robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race on March - 01.   

1974  George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November on this day in history.   

1974  Ian &Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs New Zealand cricket at Wellington on March - 01.   

1974  On this day in history sikorsky's triple-turbine helicopter, the YCH-53E, largest and most powerful helicopter in the western world, made its first flight   

1974  The BC Court of Appeals rules Indian child can be adopted by non-Indian parents without losing status on this day in history.   

1974  Watergate grand jury indicts 7 Presidential aides on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 01 jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53   

1974  On this day in history smallpox epidemic of India in India killing 15,000 people   

1975  On March - 01 17th Grammy Awards I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win   

1975  Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1 on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 01 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win   

1976  The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties on March - 01.   

1976  Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1977  Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards on March - 01.   

1977  US extends territorial waters to 200 miles on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery   

1978  On March - 01 coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried   

1979  On March - 01 dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73   

1980  Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater on March - 01.   

1980  On this day in history patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI   

1980  On this day in history snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

1980  On March - 01 john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

1981  On March - 01 "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances   

1981  Alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports on this day in history.   

1981  Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies) on March - 01.   

1981  IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.) on March - 01.   

1981  Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic on March - 01.   

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0040  Martial, Latin poet (d. 102) was born on this day in history.   

1432  On this day in history birth of isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455)   

1456  Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On March - 01 birth of il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter   

1528  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria was born on this day in history.   

1547  On March - 01 birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)   

1597  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

1607  Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer was born on March - 01.   

0589  Death of Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500) on this day in history.   

0965  On March - 01 leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies   

0986  Death of King Lothair of France (b. 941) on March - 01.   

1131  Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies on March - 01.   

1233  Death of Count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178) on March - 01.   

1244  On March - 01 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)   

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49   

1510  Francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59 on this day in history.