Historical Events In March - 20

1976  In California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank on this day in history.   

1976  Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 20 michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61   

1977  Parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as first mayor in a century on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 20 premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India   

1979  On March - 20 columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center   

1979  On this day in history the last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945   

1980  On this day in history the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

1980  The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins on March - 20.   

1980  On March - 20 uS appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran   

1981  Argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years on March - 20.   

1981  Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on March - 20.   

1982  1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados on March - 20.   

1982  France performs nuclear test on March - 20.   

1982  On this day in history joan Jett &Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks   

1982  Reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 20 hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52   

1983  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open on March - 20.   

1984  On March - 20 andy Kaufman &Fred Blassie's "My Breakfast With Blassie" premieres   

1984  On this day in history senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools   

1985  Libby Riddles is first woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race on this day in history.   

1986  228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (UK record) on March - 20.   

1986  On this day in history jacques Chirac become Prime Minister of French government   

1986  Sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on March - 20.   

1987  FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment) on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 20 soap opera "Capitol" final episode   

1987  On this day in history soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit   

1987  On this day in history norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure   

1988  David Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1988  On March - 20 mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1988  Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1989  On March - 20 baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation   

1989  On this day in history richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA   

1990  Namibia gains independence after 105 years on this day in history.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on March - 20.   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on March - 20.   

1634  On March - 20 birth of balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)   

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on March - 20.   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on March - 20.   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on March - 20.   

0687  On this day in history death of st. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634).   

0842  On this day in history alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies   

1191  On March - 20 clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies   

1239  On this day in history death of hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)   

1351  On March - 20 mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies   

1393  On this day in history death of johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed   

1413  Death of King Henry IV of England (b. 1367) on March - 20.   

1415  On this day in history henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45