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 March - 02.   

1967  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  On March - 02 gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81   

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

1968  USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world on March - 02.   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit on March - 02.   

1968  World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1968  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR) on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA)   

1968  On March - 02 world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria)   

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

1969  Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on March - 02.   

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  On March - 02 american Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747   

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  On March - 02 rhodesia gains independence   

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  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on this day in history.   

1972  Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby on this day in history.   

1972  Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 on March - 02.   

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

1973  On this day in history cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated   

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

1974  First class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢ on March - 02.   

1974  On March - 02 grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up   

1974  On March - 02 greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six   

1974  On this day in history uS first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) .   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1975  Jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  On this day in history birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

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

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on March - 02.   

1705  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793) was born on March - 02.   

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on March - 02.   

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

1122  On this day in history floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

1127  Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on this day in history.   

1316  On this day in history death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  On March - 02 wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

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

1572  On March - 02 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil