Page 9: Historical Events In March - 11

1983  World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) on March - 11.   

1983  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) on this day in history.   

1984  In the Magdalen Islands seal hunter damage helicopter chartered by International Fund for Animal Welfare protesters on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76   

1985  Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader on this day in history.   

1986  187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange on March - 11.   

1986  On March - 11 japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm   

1986  On March - 11 popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a flatter, one-stick model.   

1987  Actor, singer, dancer, comedian, broadcaster and American entertainment icon, Danny Kaye, died in Los Angeles at the age of 74 on March - 11.   

1987  On this day in history wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point   

1987  [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 on March - 11.   

1988  On March - 11 the £1 note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by £1 coin (a big run on belts to kep one's pants up)   

1988  Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

1988  Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74 on this day in history.   

1989  On March - 11 johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57   

1990  On this day in history 16th People's Choice Awards   

1990  Lithuania declares it's Independence on March - 11.   

1990  On this day in history lithuania declares its independence from the USSR   

1991  On March - 11 janet Jackson signs $40M three album deal with Virgin records   

1991  On this day in history john Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award   

1991  Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 on March - 11.   

1992  On March - 11 environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings   

1992  David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44   

1994  Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile on this day in history.   

1994  Jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1995  President Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament on this day in history.   

1995  Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US on March - 11.   

1995  Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1996  America Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day on March - 11.   

1996  On this day in history chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup   

1996  On March - 11 mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup   

1997  On March - 11 ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space   

1997  Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II on March - 11.   

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1544  Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia) was born on this day in history.   

1549  Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer was born on March - 11.   

1549  On this day in history birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

1654  Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer was born on March - 11.   

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1725  Henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807) was born on this day in history.   

1731  Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on March - 11.   

0222  On this day in history death of varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½   

0638  On this day in history sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) on this day in history.   

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on March - 11.   

1514  On March - 11 death of donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)   

1575  Death of Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520) on March - 11.   

1602  On this day in history death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer