Page 9: Historical Events In March - 02

1976  Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me on this day in history.   

1977  Bette Davis is first woman to receive Life Achievement Award on March - 02.   

1977  On March - 02 future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson   

1977  On March - 02 libya amends constitution   

1978  Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history the first of many broadcasts of the evening soap "Dallas" on CBS TV   

1979  Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 on March - 02.   

1981  Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists on March - 02.   

1981  On this day in history howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

1981  Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 on March - 02.   

1982  Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 02 philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53   

1983  Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips &Sony introduced on March - 02.   

1983  On this day in history final episode of MASH; 125,000,000 viewers   

1983  On March - 02 uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

1984  On this day in history iran offensive against Iraq fails   

1984  Louis Basile, actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48 on March - 02.   

1985  US approves screening test for AIDS on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

1986  English Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to US on March - 02.   

1986  The British Queen signs a proclamation giving Australia legal independence on March - 02.   

1986  Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1987  Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 on March - 02.   

1988  Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP on March - 02.   

1989  12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 on this day in history.   

1989  Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil on this day in history.   

1989  Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial on March - 02.   

1989  New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 02 a grenade attack at a Panama discotheque kills a US soldier and injures 28 other people.   

1990  On this day in history greyhound Bus goes on strike   

1990  More than 6,000 bus drivers go on strike against US transportation company Greyhound on March - 02.   

1991  On this day in history uN votes in favor of US resolutions for cease fire with Iraq   

1991  Clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 02 claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89   

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1316  On March - 02 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  On March - 02 birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On this day in history birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  On this day in history birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on March - 02.   

1578  On March - 02 birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)   

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on this day in history.   

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

1316  On March - 02 death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1572  On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil