Historical Events In March - 01

1970  On March - 01 white government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain   

1970  Ed[uard] Hoornik, Dutch writer/poet (Na jaren), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history bomb attack on the Capitol in Washington DC   

1972  On March - 01 wilt Chamberlain is the first NBA player to score 30,000 points   

1972  Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63 on March - 01.   

1972  On March - 01 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia killing 35 people   

1972  On this day in history london flu in United States killing 1,027 people   

1973  On this day in history robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race   

1974  On March - 01 george Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November   

1974  On March - 01 ian &Greg Chappell make 264 partnership vs New Zealand cricket at Wellington   

1974  Sikorsky's triple-turbine helicopter, the YCH-53E, largest and most powerful helicopter in the western world, made its first flight on this day in history.   

1974  The BC Court of Appeals rules Indian child can be adopted by non-Indian parents without losing status on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 01 watergate grand jury indicts 7 Presidential aides   

1974  Jos de Haes, Flemish philological/poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53 on March - 01.   

1974  smallpox epidemic of India in India killing 15,000 people on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 01 17th Grammy Awards I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win   

1975  On this day in history eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1   

1975  17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win on March - 01.   

1976  The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 01 jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66   

1977  Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history uS extends territorial waters to 200 miles   

1978  On March - 01 charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery   

1978  On March - 01 coffin of Charles Chaplin stolen, only months after being buried   

1979  On this day in history dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73   

1980  Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater on March - 01.   

1980  On this day in history patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI   

1980  On this day in history snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

1980  On March - 01 john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

1981  "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances on March - 01.   

1981  On this day in history alberta cuts oil production to protest Ottawa's National Energy Policy the federal government replies by a compensation charge as Energy Minister Marc Lalonde matches Alberta cutbacks by a "Lougheed Levy" to subsidize imports   

1981  On March - 01 bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison (he dies)   

1981  IRA member Bobby Sands begins a hunger strike at Northern Ireland's Maze Prison. (Sands died 65 days later.) on this day in history.   

1981  Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic on March - 01.   

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0040  On March - 01 birth of martial, Latin poet (d. 102)   

1432  Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455) was born on March - 01.   

1456  Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter was born on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history birth of albrecht V von Wittelsbach, [the Generous], duke of Bavaria   

1547  On this day in history birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)   

1597  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

1607  Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer was born on March - 01.   

0589  On this day in history death of saint David, Patron Saint of Wales (b. 500)   

0965  On March - 01 leo VIII, Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies   

0986  On March - 01 death of king Lothair of France (b. 941)   

1131  Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies on this day in history.   

1233  On this day in history death of count Thomas I of Savoy (b. 1178)   

1244  On March - 01 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)   

1383  Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49 on March - 01.   

1510  On March - 01 francisco d'Almeida, viceroy of India, dies in battle at about 59