Page 8: Historical Events In March - 16

1964  Paul Hornung &Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension on March - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history gemini 8 launched with Armstrong &Scott, aborted after 6.5 orbits   

1966  On March - 16 on this day in 1966 General Motors produced its 100,000,000th car, an Oldsmobile Toronado   

1967  Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down on March - 16.   

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  On March - 16 james Friskin, composer, dies at 80   

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  My Lai massacre occurs (Vietnam War); 450 die on March - 16.   

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

1968  On this day in history june Collyer, actress (June-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 60   

1969  On March - 16 viasa DC-9 crashes at Maracaibo's Grano de Oro airport, killing 155   

1970  On this day in history new English Bible published   

1970  Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on March - 16.   

1971  On this day in history 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 March - 16.   

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

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

1972  John &Yoko are served with deportation papers on March - 16.   

1972  On March - 16 harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  US Mariner 10 makes 3rd &final fly-by of Mercury on March - 16.   

1975  On this day in history t-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64   

1976  British premier Harold Wilson resigns on March - 16.   

1977  On March - 16 uS President Carter pleads for Palestinian homeland   

1978  On this day in history amoco Cadiz tanker spills 68.7 million gallons of oil off French coast   

1978  Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed on March - 16.   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 26 returns to Earth   

1978  On March - 16 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1978  Aldo Moro, 5 times PM of Italy, assassinated by terrorists on this day in history.   

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1338  On March - 16 birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

1445  Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on March - 16.   

1473  Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On March - 16 birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

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

1609  On this day in history birth of michael Franck, composer   

1631  On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)   

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 March - 16.   

1072  On March - 16 adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373) on March - 16.   

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.   

1536  Death of Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 on this day in history.