Historical Events In March - 23

1987  Near Kamloops, BC an avalanche kills six American skiers and their Canadian guide on this day in history.   

1987  Soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres on March - 23.   

1987  US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf on March - 23.   

1987  West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns on March - 23.   

1987  On March - 23 dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29   

1989  On March - 23 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature   

1989  Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter on March - 23.   

1990  On March - 23 former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill   

1991  20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1991  Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68 on March - 23.   

1992  WordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax on this day in history.   

1992  Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history belgian government of Dehaene, resigns   

1993  Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days   

1994  On this day in history howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor   

1994  Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed) on March - 23.   

1994  On this day in history alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80   

1995  On March - 23 dollar equals 88.41 yen (record)   

1995  Alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history 17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins   

1997  Wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title on March - 23.   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins on March - 23.   

1998  On March - 23 70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

1998  On March - 23 70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

2000  On this day in history papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy;   

2005  The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube on this day in history.   

2007  Eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan on March - 23.   

2007  On March - 23 naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters.   

2012  African Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup on March - 23.   

2013  20 people are killed and 200 are injured by a tornado in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh on March - 23.   

2018  A Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange in one of the largest-ever transfers of desert sand on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history peru's Congress swears in Vice-President Martín Vizcarra as the new President after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned amid corruption scandal   

2018  An Islamic terrorist attack in Carcassonne and Trèbes, France, kills five people, including the perpetrator on this day in history.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.   

1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  On March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On March - 23 death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on this day in history.   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)