Page 8: Historical Events In March - 08

1971  Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.   

1972  The first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) on this day in history.   

1972  On March - 08 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 this day in history.   

1973  On March - 08 gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies   

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 March - 08.   

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

1975  On this day in history royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba   

1975  On this day in history george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

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

1977  On March - 08 henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond   

1977  Princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter) on March - 08.   

1977  Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 08 china withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam   

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 this day in history.   

1980  Greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad on March - 08.   

1980  On March - 08 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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 March - 08.   

1983  IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0 on this day in history.   

1983  President Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire" on March - 08.   

1983  On this day in history william T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80   

1984  On this day in history first US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber.   

1985  On March - 08 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 this day in history 4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon   

1986  Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km on this day in history.   

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

1986  Hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50 on March - 08.   

1987  17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425 on this day in history.   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.   

1286  On March - 08 birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

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  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

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

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.   

0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  On this day in history death of urraca of Castile (b. 1082)   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1202  Death of Sverre of Norway on March - 08.   

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

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

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

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