Historical Events In March - 03

1961  King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco on this day in history.   

1962  British Antarctic Territory is formed on March - 03.   

1963  On March - 03 senegal adopts constitution   

1965  On this day in history julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker starred in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway hit, "The Sound of Music".   

1965  On this day in history temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 03.   

1965  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1965  Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 03 james Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY   

1966  Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée on March - 03.   

1966  On March - 03 rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

1966  Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

1967  Eric Burdon and the Animals refuse to do a show in Ottawa unless they are paid in advance; audience of 3,000 go on a rampage, doing $5,000 in damages on this day in history.   

1967  Grenada gains partial independence from Britain, later the U.S. will come calling on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66 on March - 03.   

1968  On March - 03 greece, Portugal & Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague   

1968  On this day in history jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points   

1969  Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days) on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history south African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles   

1971  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa on March - 03.   

1972  On March - 03 sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA   

1974  On this day in history george Foreman KOs Ken Norton   

1974  World's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die) on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43   

1975  Linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana on this day in history.   

1975  Thomas Berger 1933- starts public hearings into social and environmental costs of planned 4,184 km Mackenzie Valley pipeline on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history mozambique closes border with Rhodesia   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on March - 03.   

1977  On March - 03 libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms   

1977  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov (USSR)   

1977  Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93 on March - 03.   

1978  Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland on March - 03.   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on March - 03.   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on March - 03.   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1589  On March - 03 birth of gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On March - 03 birth of thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved)   

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.   

0561  On this day in history pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies   

1191  Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 on March - 03.   

1239  Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on this day in history.   

1459  Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies on this day in history.   

1554  Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1580  On March - 03 jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on March - 03.   

1703  Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history.