Historical Events In March - 09
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1941 Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1942 Construction of the Alaska Highway began on March - 09.
1943 On this day in history delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown
1943 On this day in history greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps
1943 On this day in history oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz
1945 334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China
1946 Dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button
1947 Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies on March - 09.
1947 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on this day in history.
1948 Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia on this day in history.
1949 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes
1949 The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad on this day in history.
1949 Brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on March - 09.
1950 Edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies on this day in history.
1950 Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York NY on March - 09.
1950 On this day in history willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in NYC
1952 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title on this day in history.
1953 Josef Stalin buried in Moscow on this day in history.
1954 On March - 09 this was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator, .
1954 WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials on March - 09.
1954 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators) on March - 09.
1955 On March - 09 matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88
1956 On this day in history archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested & exiled to Seychelles
1956 On this day in history weather forecasting phone line set up in London England
1957 On March - 09 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1957 On this day in history in the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 8.8 quake, one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World and one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
1957 On this day in history in the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred
1958 George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season on March - 09.
1959 On March - 09 barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold
1959 On this day in history the first known radar contact is made with Venus
1959 "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances on March - 09.
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