Historical Events In March - 05

1972  On this day in history greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party   

1972  On this day in history nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78   

1973  On this day in history rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45   

1974  Billy DeWolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67 on March - 05.   

1976  On March - 05 british £ falls below $2 for first time   

1977  Lockrem Johnson, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1978  "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 152 performances on March - 05.   

1978  Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg AFB, California on March - 05.   

1979  Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) on March - 05.   

1979  On March - 05 vicente Ascone, composer, dies at 81   

1980  On March - 05 earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

1980  Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1981  US government grants Atlanta $1 million to search for black boy murderer on this day in history.   

1981  World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain) on March - 05.   

1981  Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64 on March - 05.   

1982  On this day in history comedian/actor John Belushi is found dead at age 33 of a drug overdose in Hollywood.   

1982  On this day in history parliament passes Canada Oil and Gas Act; Petro Canada (the peoples oil and gas company) gets automatic 25% of all new offshore finds; to speed offshore oil and gas development   

1982  Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data on March - 05.   

1982  On March - 05 john Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33   

1983  On March - 05 bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative)   

1984  On March - 05 supreme Court (5-4); city may use public money for Nativity scene   

1984  US accuse Iraq of using poison gas on March - 05.   

1984  On this day in history harry Salter, orch leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85   

1986  On March - 05 "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's first national color newspaper)   

1986  Teddy Hoad, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930), dies on March - 05.   

1989  19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000 on March - 05.   

1990  The Crown charges 8 Canadian flour mills with rigging prices for food aid; $500 million over 12 years, so much for corporate ethics on this day in history.   

1990  Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait   

1991  August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92 on March - 05.   

1992  Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks on March - 05.   

1992  On this day in history andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82   

1993  Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 05 fokker 100 crashes at Skopje Macedonia, 81 die   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On March - 05 birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on March - 05.   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on March - 05.   

1574  On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.