Page 9: Historical Events In March - 16
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1979 On March - 16 cBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney
1979 On March - 16 jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90
1980 On this day in history joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic
1983 On this day in history arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79
1984 On March - 16 gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut
1984 On March - 16 south-Africa &Mozambique sign non attack treaty
1985 Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut on March - 16.
1985 Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years on this day in history.
1985 In the Leeward Islands a 6.8 earthquake injured 6 and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe. Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua, St. Kitts and Puerto Rico on March - 16.
1985 On this day in history roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88
1987 Scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71 on March - 16.
1988 As part of the Iran-Contra affair, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council (NSC) are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States on March - 16.
1988 On March - 16 federal grand jury indicts Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North &Navy Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair
1988 North-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed on this day in history.
1988 On March - 16 uS sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras
1988 Dorothy Adams Foulger, actress (Laura, Devil Commands), dies at 88 on March - 16.
1990 On this day in history ernst Bacon, composer, dies at 91
1991 7 members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash on March - 16.
1991 On March - 16 new York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner (#s are 18-21-32-33-35-38)
1991 On March - 16 7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash
1992 On March - 16 matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball
1992 Renzhong Weangn, China politician (1934-45), dies on March - 16.
1993 Edmonton, Alberta Police use pepper spray and batons to control over 100 youths who attacked passers-by in the Eaton Centre and Edmonton Centre malls, after a screening of the rap movie spoof CB4 on this day in history.
1993 On March - 16 chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86
1994 On this day in history moravcik forms Slovakia government
1994 On March - 16 tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan
1995 On this day in history dow-Jones hits record 4069.15
1995 Mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement-formally abolishes slavery on this day in history.
1995 World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr &P Dharmani on March - 16.
1995 On this day in history albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at 95
1996 On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round
1997 On March - 16 donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship
2005 On March - 16 ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of the bombing of the Air India Flight 182 in 1985, are found not guilty on all counts.
2010 On this day in history the Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed by fire.
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