Page 8: Historical Events In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on this day in history.   

1964  Nicholas Joy, actor (Boss Lady), dies at 80 on March - 16.   

1965  University of Waterloo starts bilingual course in Honours French and Political Science; for students preparing to enter federal Civil Service on March - 16.   

1966  "Man From Uncle" star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London on March - 16.   

1966  Gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits on March - 16.   

1966  On this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado on this day in history.   

1967  On March - 16 pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down   

1967  On this day in history quebec raises provincial sales taxes from 6% to 8%; new program to supplement family allowance; highest sales tax in Canada.   

1967  James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 on March - 16.   

1968  During the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army platoon from Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division, massacres over four hundred unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the village of My Lai in the district of Song My on March - 16.   

1968  On this day in history my Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die   

1968  Robert F Kennedy announces Presidential campaign on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 16 june Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60   

1969  Viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155 on March - 16.   

1970  New English Bible published on March - 16.   

1970  On March - 16 arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61   

1971  On March - 16 13th Grammy Awards Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win   

1971  The first SH-2D Lamps (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) helicopter test flight took place at Kaman's Bloomfield, Connecticut Facility on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history bebe Daniels, actress (Silver Dollar, My Past), dies at 70   

1971  13th Grammy Awards: Bridge over Troubled Water, Carpenters win on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history john &Yoko are served with deportation papers   

1972  Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1973  On March - 16 carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79   

1974  The first performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville on March - 16.   

1975  US Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury on this day in history.   

1975  T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 on March - 16.   

1976  On March - 16 british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

1977  On this day in history uS President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland   

1978  Amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast on this day in history.   

1978  On March - 16 red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed   

1978  On March - 16 soyuz 26 returns to Earth   

1978  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 16.   

1978  US Senate accepts Panamá Canal treaty on this day in history.   

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on March - 16.   

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1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.   

1445  On March - 16 birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)   

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)   

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe)   

1609  Michael Franck, composer was born on March - 16.   

1631  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on March - 16.   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16.   

0455  On March - 16 death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)   

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.   

1037  Death of Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen on this day in history.   

1072  On this day in history adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  On March - 16 death of humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on March - 16.   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on March - 16.