Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  On March - 02 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

1967  9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night &Michele win on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 02 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On this day in history gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81   

1967  On March - 02 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1968  On this day in history uSAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world   

1968  On March - 02 uSSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit   

1968  On March - 02 world Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  On March - 02 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR)   

1968  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA) on March - 02.   

1968  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria) on March - 02.   

1969  Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) on this day in history.   

1969  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 02 phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

1969  The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on this day in history.   

1970  American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests   

1970  Rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade on this day in history.   

1970  Rhodesia gains independence on this day in history.   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  On this day in history jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic   

1972  Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby on March - 02.   

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1973  "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum on March - 02.   

1973  Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated on this day in history.   

1974  16th Grammy Awards Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history first class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢   

1974  Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six   

1974  On March - 02 uS first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) .   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on March - 02.   

1974  16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on March - 02.   

1975  On this day in history jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65   

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1316  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on this day in history.   

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on this day in history.   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on this day in history.   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

1705  On March - 02 birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)   

0855  On March - 02 death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

0986  Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on March - 02.   

1127  On March - 02 death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on this day in history.   

1333  On this day in history wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

1383  Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on March - 02.