Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1967  9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night &Michele win on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 02 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 on March - 02.   

1967  On this day in history 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1968  USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world on this day in history.   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler &Bernard Ford (Great Britain)   

1968  World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova &Oleg Protopopov (USSR) on March - 02.   

1968  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA)   

1968  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria) on this day in history.   

1969  Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 02 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

1969  Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season on March - 02.   

1969  The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on March - 02.   

1970  American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747 on March - 02.   

1970  Ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests on March - 02.   

1970  On this day in history rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade   

1970  On March - 02 rhodesia gains independence   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on March - 02.   

1971  On this day in history charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54   

1972  On March - 02 jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic   

1972  Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby on this day in history.   

1972  On March - 02 bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56   

1973  "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 02 cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated   

1974  On this day in history 16th Grammy Awards Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win   

1974  First class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢ on this day in history.   

1974  Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 02 greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six   

1974  US first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) on March - 02.   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 on March - 02.   

1974  16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on this day in history.   

1975  On March - 02 jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65   

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1316  On this day in history birth of robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90)   

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  On March - 02 birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On this day in history birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  On March - 02 birth of thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar   

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on March - 02.   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)   

0855  On March - 02 death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

0986  On March - 02 lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1122  Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies on March - 02.   

1127  On this day in history death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  On this day in history death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies on March - 02.   

1383  Amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies on March - 02.   

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on March - 02.