Page 6: Historical Events In March - 09

1941  On March - 09 carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62   

1942  On this day in history construction of the Alaska Highway began   

1943  On this day in history delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown   

1943  On March - 09 greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps   

1943  Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1945  334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb on this day in history.   

1945  Japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China on this day in history.   

1946  On March - 09 dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang   

1947  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies   

1947  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  On this day in history provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia   

1949  Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

1949  England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes on this day in history.   

1949  The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad on this day in history.   

1949  Brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA on March - 09.   

1950  On March - 09 edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies   

1950  On March - 09 willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York NY   

1950  Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in NYC on March - 09.   

1952  Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history josef Stalin buried in Moscow   

1954  On March - 09 this was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator, .   

1954  WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials on March - 09.   

1954  On March - 09 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators)   

1955  Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88 on March - 09.   

1956  On March - 09 archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested & exiled to Seychelles   

1956  On March - 09 weather forecasting phone line set up in London England   

1957  On March - 09 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska   

1957  In the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 8.8 quake, one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World and one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States on March - 09.   

1957  In the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred on this day in history.   

1958  George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season on this day in history.   

1959  Barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history the first known radar contact is made with Venus   

1959  On March - 09 "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances   

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1213  Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271) was born on March - 09.   

1285  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318)   

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on March - 09.   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint was born on March - 09.   

1629  Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on March - 09.   

1697  Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On March - 09 birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

1202  Death of King Sverre of Norway on March - 09.   

1422  Death of Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380) on this day in history.   

1440  On this day in history death of st Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)   

1566  On this day in history death of david Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered   

1620  On March - 09 aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59   

1649  On March - 09 death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  On this day in history jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

1688  On March - 09 claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89