Page 9: Historical Events In March - 06

1983  Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1984  Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1985  Méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 06 mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight   

1985  Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I" on March - 06.   

1985  On March - 06 eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80   

1986  On March - 06 uSSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km   

1986  On March - 06 adolph Caesar, actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies   

1987  On March - 06 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100   

1987  A British ferry sinks off the Belgian port of Zeebrugg, killing 189 on March - 06.   

1987  Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die on March - 06.   

1987  On March - 06 in the Colombia - Ecuador region a 7.0 earthquake killed approximately 1,000 people, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage, landslides and ground cracks in Napo Province and in the Quito-Tulcan area, Ecuador   

1987  Ecuador earthquakes in Ecuador killing 5,000 people on March - 06.   

1988  3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers on March - 06.   

1988  In the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans on this day in history.   

1988  Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1989  Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history sR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1 08 17   

1990  On this day in history the Soviet government allows its citizens to own factories and hire workers.   

1990  SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over"   

1992  On March - 06 elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia   

1993  Cyril Collard, French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history united Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy   

1994  On this day in history leighton Noble, singer/Bandleader, dies at 81   

1995  9th American Comedy Awards Rodney Dangerfield on March - 06.   

1995  American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets on March - 06.   

1995  On March - 06 uS 4.5¢ equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record)   

1995  9th American Comedy Awards: Rodney Dangerfield on this day in history.   

1996  10th American Comedy Awards on this day in history.   

1996  Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lamar on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, emir of Bahrain, dies at age 65.   

2007  On March - 06 mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US $370 million.   

2012  9,000 residents are evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatens to overflow on March - 06.   

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1340  On this day in history birth of john of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)   

1405  On March - 06 birth of johan II, King of Castille   

1405  King John II of Castile (d. 1454) was born on March - 06.   

1459  Jacob Fugger, German banker/merchant was born on this day in history.   

1475  Michelangelo, Italian painter (David) (d. 1564) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Francesco Guicciardini, Ital attorney/president of Romagna was born on March - 06.   

1492  On this day in history birth of jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer   

1495  Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) was born on March - 06.   

0766  Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1252  Death of Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) on March - 06.   

1490  Death of Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) on March - 06.   

1531  On March - 06 death of pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador   

1583  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1615  Pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns on March - 06.   

1616  Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1627  On March - 06 death of krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580)