Historical Events In March - 08

1942  On this day in history jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53   

1943  335 allied bombers attack Neurenberg on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history limited gambling legalized in Mexico   

1943  The birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping on this day in history.   

1943  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill on this day in history.   

1943  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn on this day in history.   

1943  The birth of Lynn Redgrave, British actress on March - 08.   

1944  On this day in history uS resumes bombing Berlin   

1945  On March - 08 "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain   

1945  On March - 08 53 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers   

1945  Phyllis M Daley is first black nurse sworn-in as US Navy ensign on this day in history.   

1945  H J Jamin, Dutch resistance fighter, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.   

1946  First helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York NY) on March - 08.   

1946  On this day in history 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC)   

1948  Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history wAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1950  On this day in history marshall Voroshilov of USSR announces they developed atomic bomb   

1950  On this day in history the first woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)   

1950  1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters) on March - 08.   

1950  Jaroslav Kocian, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1951  International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) on March - 08.   

1951  On March - 08 intl Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)   

1951  On March - 08 honeymoon Killers, dies in electric chair   

1952  Antoine Pinay forms French government on March - 08.   

1952  Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis on March - 08.   

1952  On March - 08 world's first artificial heart   

1953  On March - 08 a census bureau report indicated that 239,000 farmers had quit tilling the soil and planting crops (giving up farming) over the previous two years.   

1953  On this day in history census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years   

1953  "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 90 performances on March - 08.   

1954  On this day in history prime Minister Louis St. Laurent visits Canadian brigade in Korea during world tour   

1954  Herb McKinley sets quarter mile record of 0:46.8 in Melbourne, Australia on March - 08.   

1954  Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Afr), dies on this day in history.   

1955  Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 on March - 08.   

1957  On this day in history israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships   

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1075  Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.   

1286  On this day in history birth of john III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)   

1293  Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)   

1495  John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)   

1560  On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)   

1607  On this day in history birth of johann Rist, composer   

0883  Albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

1144  Celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle on March - 08.   

1202  On March - 08 death of sverre of Norway   

1223  Death of Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, Polish chronicler (b. 1161) on March - 08.   

1403  Bajezid I Jildirim, 4th sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at 42 on March - 08.   

1466  Francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64 on March - 08.   

1550  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.