Page 9: Historical Events In March - 03

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

1962  British Antarctic Territory is formed on March - 03.   

1963  Senegal adopts constitution on March - 03.   

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

1965  On March - 03 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1965  Carlo Gatti, composer, dies at 88 on March - 03.   

1966  On March - 03 james Goldman's "Lion in Winter", premieres in New York NY   

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

1966  Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al) on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history twister hits Jackson MS; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die   

1966  On March - 03 alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52   

1967  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 on this day in history.   

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

1967  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 03.   

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  Jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 points on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 03 apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days)   

1971  On March - 03 south African Broadcasting Corp lifts its ban on the Beatles   

1971  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain GA   

1974  On this day in history george Foreman KOs Ken Norton   

1974  World's worst air disaster to date, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris France (346 die) on this day in history.   

1974  On March - 03 barbara Ruick, actress (Carousel, Fearless Fagan), dies at 43   

1975  On March - 03 linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana   

1975  On March - 03 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  On March - 03 alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

1977  On this day in history libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms   

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  Charles Chaplin's remains are stolen in Switzerland on this day in history.   

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

1500  On this day in history birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)   

0561  On March - 03 pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies   

1191  On this day in history saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  On this day in history death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies on March - 03.   

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 March - 03 jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

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

1703  Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on this day in history.