Page 8: Historical Events In March - 08

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  On this day in history the first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)   

1972  On this day in history the first flight of the Goodyear blimp   

1973  On March - 08 eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens   

1973  Paul &Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis on this day in history.   

1973  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 08.   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on March - 08.   

1974  On this day in history charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France   

1974  Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 08 olivia Newton-John reached the top spot on the pop charts with"Have You Never Been Mellow".   

1975  Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba on March - 08.   

1975  George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 on March - 08.   

1976  1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China on March - 08.   

1977  Henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter)   

1977  On March - 08 henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1979  China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 08 shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale   

1979  The first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io) on March - 08.   

1980  On this day in history greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad   

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1981  Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic on this day in history.   

1983  House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0   

1983  On this day in history president Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"   

1983  On March - 08 william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

1984  First US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber on March - 08.   

1985  On this day in history the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before.   

1985  On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  On March - 08 4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon   

1986  Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km on March - 08.   

1986  Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million on this day in history.   

1986  On March - 08 hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1987  17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425 on March - 08.   

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1075  On March - 08 birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

1286  John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.   

1293  On this day in history birth of beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359)   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on this day in history.   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on March - 08.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on March - 08.   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1466  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on March - 08.