Historical Events In March - 27

1964  On March - 27 earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history   

1964  On March - 27 great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars   

1964  On March - 27 on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  On March - 27 uN troops arrive on Cyprus   

1966  Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia on March - 27.   

1966  On this day in history canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket.   

1966  On this day in history mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82   

1967  Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 27 japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco   

1968  On March - 27 suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia   

1968  On this day in history yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34   

1969  On this day in history launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars   

1969  On this day in history ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes   

1970  Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 27 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1972  Venera 8 launched to Venus on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73   

1973  On this day in history 45th Academy Awards "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians   

1973  On this day in history jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession   

1973  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1973  45th Academy Awards: "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians on March - 27.   

1974  On March - 27 ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!   

1975  On March - 27 arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83   

1976  Washington DC underground Metro opens on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 27 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife   

1977  Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1978  Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances on March - 27.   

1978  Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 on March - 27.   

1979  Supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars on March - 27.   

1979  On this day in history ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82   

1980  On March - 27 elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die)   

1980  Mount St Helens becomes active after 123 years on this day in history.   

1980  On March - 27 tSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S.   

1981  On March - 27 john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

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0972  On March - 27 birth of king Robert II of France (d. 1031)   

1416  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1554  On March - 27 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  On this day in history birth of stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)   

1665  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) was born on March - 27.   

1676  On March - 27 birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of johann Ernst Eberlin, composer   

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on March - 27.   

0965  On March - 27 arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

0973  Death of Herman, Duke of Saxony on March - 27.   

1378  Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on March - 27.   

1462  On this day in history death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on March - 27.   

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25