Page 8: Historical Events In March - 02

1966  On March - 02 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam   

1967  On March - 02 9th Grammy Awards Strangers in Night &Michele win   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 02.   

1967  On March - 02 gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81   

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

1968  USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world on March - 02.   

1968  USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit on March - 02.   

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

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

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  On this day in history chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1970  On March - 02 american Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747   

1970  On this day in history ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests   

1970  On March - 02 rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade   

1970  Rhodesia gains independence on this day in history.   

1970  Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years on this day in history.   

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

1972  Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic on March - 02.   

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

1972  On this day in history bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56   

1973  On March - 02 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum   

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

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

1974  First class postage raised from 8¢ to 10¢ on March - 02.   

1974  On March - 02 grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up   

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

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

1974  On March - 02 barbara Ruick, actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41   

1974  16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly &Bette Midler win on March - 02.   

1975  On this day in history jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65   

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on March - 02.   

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on March - 02.   

1459  Adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) was born on this day in history.   

1481  Franz von Sickingen, German knight was born on this day in history.   

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

1555  Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

1705  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793) was born on March - 02.   

0855  Death of Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795) on this day in history.   

0986  On this day in history 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 March - 02 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  On this day in history amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

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