Historical Events In March - 23

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

1987  On March - 23 soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres   

1987  US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf on this day in history.   

1987  On March - 23 west Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns   

1987  Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 on March - 23.   

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

1989  On this day in history joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter   

1990  On this day in history 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 March - 23.   

1991  On this day in history dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68   

1992  On March - 23 wordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax.   

1992  Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92 on March - 23.   

1993  Belgian government of Dehaene, resigns on March - 23.   

1993  On March - 23 hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84   

1994  Amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days on March - 23.   

1994  Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor on March - 23.   

1994  Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed) on this day in history.   

1994  Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1995  Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record) on March - 23.   

1995  On March - 23 alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash   

1997  On March - 23 17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins   

1997  On this day in history wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title   

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

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

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

2000  On March - 23 papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy;   

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

2007  On this day in history eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan.   

2007  Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters on this day in history.   

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  On March - 23 a Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange in one of the largest-ever transfers of desert sand   

2018  On March - 23 peru's Congress swears in Vice-President Martín Vizcarra as the new President after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned amid corruption scandal   

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

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1429  On March - 23 birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

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

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

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

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

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

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

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  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.