Page 9: Historical Events In March - 02

1976  On March - 02 walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me   

1977  Bette Davis is first woman to receive Life Achievement Award on March - 02.   

1977  Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson on this day in history.   

1977  Libya amends constitution on this day in history.   

1978  Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 on March - 02.   

1978  On March - 02 the first of many broadcasts of the evening soap "Dallas" on CBS TV   

1979  Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 on March - 02.   

1981  On this day in history aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists   

1981  On March - 02 howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC   

1981  Janear Hines, actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 on March - 02.   

1982  Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru on this day in history.   

1982  On March - 02 philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53   

1983  Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips &Sony introduced on this day in history.   

1983  Final episode of MASH; 125,000,000 viewers on March - 02.   

1983  USSR performs underground nuclear test on March - 02.   

1984  Iran offensive against Iraq fails on this day in history.   

1984  Louis Basile, actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48 on March - 02.   

1985  US approves screening test for AIDS on March - 02.   

1985  John B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57 on March - 02.   

1986  English Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to US on this day in history.   

1986  The British Queen signs a proclamation giving Australia legal independence on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56   

1987  Randolph Scott, actor (Ft Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 on March - 02.   

1988  Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP on March - 02.   

1989  12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 on March - 02.   

1989  On March - 02 exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil   

1989  Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial on March - 02.   

1989  New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez on this day in history.   

1990  A grenade attack at a Panama discotheque kills a US soldier and injures 28 other people on this day in history.   

1990  Greyhound Bus goes on strike on March - 02.   

1990  On March - 02 more than 6,000 bus drivers go on strike against US transportation company Greyhound.   

1991  UN votes in favor of US resolutions for cease fire with Iraq on March - 02.   

1991  On March - 02 clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies   

1993  Claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1409  John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc was born on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

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

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born on March - 02.   

1705  On March - 02 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  Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44 on March - 02.   

1122  On March - 02 floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

1127  Death of Charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered on this day in history.   

1316  Death of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296) on March - 02.   

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

1383  On March - 02 amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

1572  On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil