Page 8: Historical Events In March - 20

1976  On March - 20 in California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank   

1976  Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery on this day in history.   

1976  Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as first mayor in a century   

1977  On March - 20 premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India   

1979  On March - 20 columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center   

1979  On March - 20 the last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945   

1980  On March - 20 the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

1980  On March - 20 the Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins   

1980  US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran on March - 20.   

1981  On March - 20 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

1981  Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados   

1982  France performs nuclear test on March - 20.   

1982  On March - 20 joan Jett &Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks   

1982  On March - 20 reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa   

1982  Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1983  Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open on March - 20.   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman &Fred Blassie's "My Breakfast With Blassie" premieres   

1984  Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history libby Riddles is first woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race   

1986  On this day in history 228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (UK record)   

1986  On March - 20 jacques Chirac become Prime Minister of French government   

1986  Sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on March - 20.   

1987  On March - 20 fDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment)   

1987  On March - 20 soap opera "Capitol" final episode   

1987  On March - 20 soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit   

1987  Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure on this day in history.   

1988  David Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly", premieres in New York NY on March - 20.   

1988  Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 20.   

1988  On March - 20 gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75   

1989  On this day in history baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation   

1989  Richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

1990  On March - 20 namibia gains independence after 105 years   

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1469  On March - 20 birth of princess Cecily of York (d. 1507)   

1477  On this day in history birth of jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on this day in history.   

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on this day in history.   

1725  Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on this day in history.   

0687  On this day in history death of st. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634).   

0842  On March - 20 alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies   

1191  Clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies on March - 20.   

1239  On March - 20 death of hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)   

1351  On March - 20 mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies   

1393  Death of Johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed on March - 20.   

1413  On March - 20 death of king Henry IV of England (b. 1367)   

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 on this day in history.