Historical Events In March - 08

1971  On March - 08 harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77   

1972  The first airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) on this day in history.   

1972  On March - 08 the first flight of the Goodyear blimp   

1973  On March - 08 eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens   

1973  On this day in history paul &Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis   

1973  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1973  Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies on this day in history.   

1974  Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 08 christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56   

1975  On March - 08 olivia Newton-John reached the top spot on the pop charts with"Have You Never Been Mellow".   

1975  Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba on March - 08.   

1975  On March - 08 george Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70   

1976  1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 08 henry L Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond   

1977  Princess Anne announces she's expecting her first child (Peter) on March - 08.   

1977  On this day in history henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86   

1979  China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam on this day in history.   

1979  Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale on this day in history.   

1979  The first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io) on March - 08.   

1980  Greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad on March - 08.   

1980  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 08.   

1981  On this day in history nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic   

1983  On this day in history house Foreign Affairs Committee endorses nuclear weapons freeze with USSR   

1983  On this day in history iBM releases PC DOS version 2.0   

1983  On March - 08 president Reagan calls the USSR an "Evil Empire"   

1983  William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80 on March - 08.   

1984  First US cruise missile tested over western Canada; unarmed missile stays attached to B-52 bomber on March - 08.   

1985  On March - 08 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before.   

1985  On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

1986  4 French TV crew members are abducted in west Beirut Lebanon on this day in history.   

1986  Japanese probe Suisei passes Halley's Comet at 109,800 km on this day in history.   

1986  Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn $10 million on March - 08.   

1986  On this day in history hubert Fichte, writer, dies at 50   

1987  On March - 08 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425   

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1075  On this day in history birth of abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist   

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 this day in history.   

1495  Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.   

1495  On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)   

1514  Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.   

1560  Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.   

1607  Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.   

0883  On this day in history albumasar, [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies   

1126  Death of Urraca of Castile (b. 1082) on March - 08.   

1144  On March - 08 celestine II, [Guido], Italian Pope (1143-44), dies in battle   

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  On this day in history francesco Sforza, Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at 64   

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