Page 9: Historical Events In March - 03

1961  King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history british Antarctic Territory is formed   

1963  On March - 03 senegal adopts constitution   

1965  Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and Eleanor Parker starred in the film adaptation of the popular Broadway hit, "The Sound of Music" on March - 03.   

1965  On this day in history temptations' "My Girl" reaches #1   

1965  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 03.   

1965  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 03 carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88   

1966  James Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

1966  Kwame Nkrumah flees Ghana to Guinée on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)   

1966  Twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die on March - 03.   

1966  On this day in history alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

1967  On March - 03 eric Burdon and the Animals refuse to do a show in Ottawa unless they are paid in advance; audience of 3,000 go on a rampage, doing $5,000 in damages.   

1967  On March - 03 grenada gains partial independence from Britain, later the U.S. will come calling   

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history georges Lonque, composer, dies at 66   

1968  On March - 03 greece, Portugal & Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague   

1968  On this day in history jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points   

1969  Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days) on this day in history.   

1971  South African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 03 winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa   

1972  On March - 03 sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA   

1974  George Foreman KOs Ken Norton on March - 03.   

1974  On March - 03 world's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die)   

1974  Barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43 on March - 03.   

1975  On this day in history linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana   

1975  On this day in history thomas Berger 1933- starts public hearings into social and environmental costs of planned 4,184 km Mackenzie Valley pipeline   

1976  Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on March - 03.   

1976  Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1977  Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms on this day in history.   

1977  On March - 03 world Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva & Andrei Minenkov (USSR)   

1977  On March - 03 percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93   

1978  On March - 03 charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on March - 03.   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history birth of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)   

1583  On March - 03 birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on March - 03.   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on March - 03.   

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.   

0561  On this day in history pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies   

1191  Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 on March - 03.   

1239  Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on this day in history.   

1459  On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies   

1554  Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London