Page 9: Historical Events In March - 16

1979  On this day in history cBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney   

1979  Jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic on March - 16.   

1983  Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 on March - 16.   

1984  Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut on March - 16.   

1984  South-Africa &Mozambique sign non attack treaty on March - 16.   

1985  On March - 16 associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson taken hostage in Beirut   

1985  Denny McLain, pitcher; convicted of racketeering, sentenced to 25 years on March - 16.   

1985  On this day in history in the Leeward Islands a 6.8 earthquake injured 6 and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe. Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua, St. Kitts and Puerto Rico.   

1985  On this day in history roger Huntington Sessions, US composer (Black Masks), dies at 88   

1987  On this day in history scott McKay, actor (Guest in House, 30 Seconds over Tokyo), dies at 71   

1988  On March - 16 as part of the Iran-Contra affair, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council (NSC) are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States   

1988  Federal grand jury indicts Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North &Navy Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair on March - 16.   

1988  On this day in history north-Ireland Protestant fires on Catholic funeral, 3 killed   

1988  On March - 16 uS sends 3000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras   

1988  On this day in history dorothy Adams Foulger, actress (Laura, Devil Commands), dies at 88   

1990  Ernst Bacon, composer, dies at 91 on March - 16.   

1991  7 members of Reba McEntire's band are killed in a plane crash on March - 16.   

1991  On this day in history new York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner (#s are 18-21-32-33-35-38)   

1991  7 members of Reba McIntire's band, killed in a plane crash on March - 16.   

1992  Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball on March - 16.   

1992  Renzhong Weangn, China politician (1934-45), dies on this day in history.   

1993  Edmonton, Alberta Police use pepper spray and batons to control over 100 youths who attacked passers-by in the Eaton Centre and Edmonton Centre malls, after a screening of the rap movie spoof CB4 on March - 16.   

1993  On this day in history chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86   

1994  Moravcik forms Slovakia government on March - 16.   

1994  On this day in history tonya Harding pleads guilty to felony attack on Nancy Kerrigan   

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4069.15 on March - 16.   

1995  On this day in history mississippi House of Representatives ratifies 13th Amendement-formally abolishes slavery   

1995  On March - 16 world best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr &P Dharmani   

1995  Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round   

1997  On this day in history donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship   

2005  On March - 16 ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, accused of the bombing of the Air India Flight 182 in 1985, are found not guilty on all counts.   

2010  The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1338  On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)   

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 March - 16.   

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  René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.   

0455  Death of Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419) on this day in history.   

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 March - 16.   

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.