Historical Events In March - 02

1966  215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on March - 02.   

1967  On this day in history 9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 02 gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81   

1967  On this day in history 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1968  On March - 02 uSAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world   

1968  On March - 02 uSSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit   

1968  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR) on March - 02.   

1968  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA)   

1968  On March - 02 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria)   

1969  On this day in history chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

1969  On March - 02 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

1969  On March - 02 phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

1969  On this day in history the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

1970  On this day in history american Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747   

1970  On March - 02 ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests   

1970  On March - 02 rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade   

1970  On this day in history rhodesia gains independence   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 02 charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on March - 02.   

1972  On this day in history pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby   

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 02 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum   

1973  On March - 02 cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated   

1974  16th Grammy Awards Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on March - 02.   

1974  First class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢ on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up   

1974  On this day in history greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six   

1974  On this day in history uS first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) .   

1974  On this day in history barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41   

1974  On this day in history 16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win   

1975  Jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65 on March - 02.   

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1316  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on March - 02.   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on this day in history.   

1545  On March - 02 birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  On March - 02 birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1705  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793) was born on March - 02.   

0855  On March - 02 death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

0986  Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44 on March - 02.   

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1127  Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on this day in history.   

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on March - 02.   

1333  On March - 02 wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

1383  On this day in history amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

1572  On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil