Page 8: Historical Events In March - 27

1964  Earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 27 great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars   

1964  On March - 27 on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  UN troops arrive on Cyprus on March - 27.   

1966  On March - 27 anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia   

1966  On March - 27 canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket.   

1966  Mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1967  Gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49 on March - 27.   

1968  Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco on March - 27.   

1968  On this day in history suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia   

1968  On March - 27 yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34   

1969  Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars on this day in history.   

1969  Ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes on March - 27.   

1970  On March - 27 ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"   

1970  On March - 27 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1972  On this day in history venera 8 launched to Venus   

1972  On this day in history maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73   

1973  45th Academy Awards "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians on March - 27.   

1973  On March - 27 jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession   

1973  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1973  45th Academy Awards: "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 27 ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!   

1975  Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83 on March - 27.   

1976  Washington DC underground Metro opens on March - 27.   

1977  583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife on March - 27.   

1977  On this day in history diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41   

1978  On this day in history bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances   

1978  On this day in history wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73   

1979  On March - 27 supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars   

1979  On this day in history ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82   

1980  Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die) on March - 27.   

1980  Mount St Helens becomes active after 123 years on March - 27.   

1980  TSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On March - 27 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.   

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  Francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760) was born on March - 27.   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on this day in history.   

0710  Death of Rupert of Salzburg on March - 27.   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on March - 27.   

0965  Arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies on March - 27.   

0973  On March - 27 death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  On this day in history gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies   

1462  Death of Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415) on this day in history.   

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1482  On March - 27 maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25