Page 9: Historical Events In March - 03

1961  King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco on March - 03.   

1962  British Antarctic Territory is formed on this day in history.   

1963  Senegal adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker starred in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway hit, "The Sound of Music".   

1965  Temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1 on March - 03.   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1965  On March - 03 carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88   

1966  James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY on March - 03.   

1966  On March - 03 kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée   

1966  On this day in history rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

1966  On this day in history twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

1966  Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 on March - 03.   

1967  Eric Burdon and the Animals refuse to do a show in Ottawa unless they are paid in advance; audience of 3,000 go on a rampage, doing $5,000 in damages on March - 03.   

1967  Grenada gains partial independence from Britain, later the U.S. will come calling on this day in history.   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66   

1968  On this day in history greece, Portugal & Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague   

1968  On this day in history jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points   

1969  On March - 03 apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days)   

1971  On March - 03 south African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles   

1971  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa on March - 03.   

1972  Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history george Foreman KOs Ken Norton   

1974  On this day in history world's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die)   

1974  On this day in history barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43   

1975  On March - 03 linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana   

1975  Thomas Berger 1933- starts public hearings into social and environmental costs of planned 4,184 km Mackenzie Valley pipeline on March - 03.   

1976  Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on this day in history.   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on March - 03.   

1977  Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms on this day in history.   

1977  World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov (USSR) on this day in history.   

1977  Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93 on March - 03.   

1978  On this day in history charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland   

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1455  On March - 03 birth of king John II of Portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  On this day in history birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  On March - 03 birth of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)   

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1606  On March - 03 birth of edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)   

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on March - 03.   

1678  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)   

0561  Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on March - 03.   

1191  On March - 03 saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on this day in history.   

1459  On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies   

1554  On this day in history johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50   

1580  On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on March - 03.   

1703  On March - 03 robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London