Historical Events In March - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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