Historical Events In March - 11

1983  On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)   

1983  World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history in the Magdalen Islands seal hunter damage helicopter chartered by International Fund for Animal Welfare protesters.   

1984  Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76 on this day in history.   

1985  Mikhail S Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader on March - 11.   

1986  187.27 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history japanese probe Sakigake flies by Halley's Comet at 6.8 millionkm   

1986  On this day in history popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a flatter, one-stick model.   

1987  On this day in history actor, singer, dancer, comedian, broadcaster and American entertainment icon, Danny Kaye, died in Los Angeles at the age of 74.   

1987  Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point on this day in history.   

1987  [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 on March - 11.   

1988  On March - 11 the £1 note ceases to be legal tender, replaced by £1 coin (a big run on belts to kep one's pants up)   

1988  On this day in history utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire   

1988  Pham Hung, premier of Vietnam, dies at about 74 on March - 11.   

1989  On this day in history johan Fleerackers, Flemish linguist, dies at 57   

1990  16th People's Choice Awards on March - 11.   

1990  Lithuania declares it's Independence on March - 11.   

1990  Lithuania declares its independence from the USSR on March - 11.   

1991  On March - 11 janet Jackson signs $40M three album deal with Virgin records   

1991  On this day in history john Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award   

1991  Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 on March - 11.   

1992  Environment Canada starts issuing weekly ozone warnings on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history david Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at 41   

1993  Dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44 on this day in history.   

1994  Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile on March - 11.   

1994  On this day in history jacques Doucet, French painter (Mostar Sarajevo), dies at 69   

1995  President Nazarbajev disbands Kazakhstan parliament on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in US   

1995  Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 on March - 11.   

1996  America Online agreed to use Netscape as the primary Web browser offered to its subscribers in a deal signed this day on this day in history.   

1996  Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs Australia, World Cup on March - 11.   

1996  Mark Waugh scores 110 vs New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup on this day in history.   

1997  Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II   

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1544  On this day in history birth of torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)   

1549  On this day in history birth of hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer   

1549  On this day in history birth of henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)   

1596  On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

1654  On March - 11 birth of heinrich Georg Neuss, composer   

1683  Giovanni Veneziano, composer was born on March - 11.   

1725  On this day in history birth of henry Benedict Stuart, pretender to the throne of Great Britain (d. 1807)   

1731  Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on March - 11.   

0222  Death of Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18½ on this day in history.   

0638  On March - 11 sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies   

0859  Death of Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr on March - 11.   

1198  On this day in history death of marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)   

1486  Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71 on March - 11.   

1514  Death of Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444) on March - 11.   

1575  On March - 11 death of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (b. 1520)   

1602  On March - 11 death of emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian composer