Historical Events In March - 11

1983  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)   

1983  On March - 11 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)   

1984  On March - 11 in the Magdalen Islands seal hunter damage helicopter chartered by International Fund for Animal Welfare protesters.   

1984  Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76 on this day in history.   

1985  Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader on March - 11.   

1986  On this day in history 187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange   

1986  Japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm on March - 11.   

1986  On this day in history popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a flatter, one-stick model.   

1987  Actor, singer, dancer, comedian, broadcaster and American entertainment icon, Danny Kaye, died in Los Angeles at the age of 74 on this day in history.   

1987  Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point on this day in history.   

1987  [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 on March - 11.   

1988  The £1 note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by £1 coin (a big run on belts to kep one's pants up) on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 11 utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire   

1988  On this day in history pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74   

1989  Johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 16th People's Choice Awards   

1990  Lithuania declares it's Independence on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history lithuania declares its independence from the USSR   

1991  Janet Jackson signs $40M three album deal with Virgin records on March - 11.   

1991  John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award on March - 11.   

1991  On this day in history monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1   

1992  On March - 11 environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings   

1992  David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41 on March - 11.   

1993  On this day in history dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44   

1994  Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile on this day in history.   

1994  Jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69 on March - 11.   

1995  On this day in history president Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament   

1995  On March - 11 sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US   

1995  On this day in history carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69   

1996  On March - 11 america Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day   

1996  Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup on March - 11.   

1996  Mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup on March - 11.   

1997  Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space on March - 11.   

1997  On March - 11 beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II   

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1544  On this day in history birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  On March - 11 birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  On March - 11 birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on March - 11.   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on March - 11.   

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1731  Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on March - 11.   

0222  On this day in history death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies on this day in history.   

0859  On this day in history death of eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on March - 11.   

1486  On March - 11 albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71   

1514  On this day in history death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on March - 11.   

1602  Death of Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer on March - 11.