Page 6: Historical Events In March - 09

1941  On this day in history carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62   

1942  Construction of the Alaska Highway began on March - 09.   

1943  On this day in history delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown   

1943  On March - 09 greek Jews of Salonika are transported to Nazi extermination camps   

1943  Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz on March - 09.   

1945  334 US B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb on March - 09.   

1945  Japanese proclaim the "independence" of Indo-China on this day in history.   

1946  Dutch troops land at Batavia/Semarang on this day in history.   

1947  On March - 09 uS Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

1947  Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1948  Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia on this day in history.   

1949  On March - 09 brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1949  On this day in history england beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes   

1949  The first all-electric dining car was placed in service -- on the Illinois Central Railroad on March - 09.   

1949  On March - 09 brigadier Gen Edwin K Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1950  On this day in history edgar Rice Burroughs the US novelist, author of the 'Tarzan' books, dies   

1950  On March - 09 willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York NY   

1950  On this day in history willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in NYC   

1952  On this day in history heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title   

1953  Josef Stalin buried in Moscow on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history this was the day that critics called"TV’s coming of age." Edward R. Murrow presented his report on Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Wisconsin Senator, .   

1954  WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials on March - 09.   

1954  On March - 09 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators)   

1955  On this day in history matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88   

1956  On this day in history archbishop Makarios of Cyprus arrested & exiled to Seychelles   

1956  On this day in history weather forecasting phone line set up in London England   

1957  On March - 09 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska   

1957  In the Andreanof Islands, Alaska a 8.8 quake, one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World and one of the 15 Largest Earthquakes in the United States on this day in history.   

1957  In the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.1 earthquake occurred on this day in history.   

1958  George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season on March - 09.   

1959  On this day in history barbie, the popular girls' doll, debuted, over 800 million sold   

1959  On this day in history the first known radar contact is made with Venus   

1959  On this day in history "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 16 performances   

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1213  On this day in history birth of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)   

1285  Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1454  Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America) was born on March - 09.   

1564  David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star) was born on March - 09.   

1568  On this day in history birth of aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1697  Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1202  On March - 09 death of king Sverre of Norway   

1422  On this day in history death of jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)   

1440  Death of St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384) on this day in history.   

1566  Death of David Riccio, Italian singer/secretary of Mary Stuart, murdered on March - 09.   

1620  Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1649  On March - 09 death of james Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)   

1661  On March - 09 jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58   

1688  On March - 09 claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89