Page 8: Historical Events In March - 20

1976  In California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 20 patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery   

1976  On this day in history michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61   

1977  On this day in history parisians elect former Prime Minister Jacques Chirac as first mayor in a century   

1977  Premier Indira Gandhi loses election in India on this day in history.   

1979  On March - 20 columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center   

1979  On this day in history the last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945   

1980  On March - 20 the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

1980  On March - 20 the Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins   

1980  US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran on this day in history.   

1981  On March - 20 argentine ex-President Isabel Perón sentenced to 8 years   

1981  Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor on March - 20.   

1982  1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados on March - 20.   

1982  France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history joan Jett &Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks   

1982  On this day in history reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa   

1982  Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch vice-admiral, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1983  On March - 20 kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman &Fred Blassie's "My Breakfast With Blassie" premieres   

1984  Senate rejects amendment to permit spoken prayer in public schools on this day in history.   

1985  On March - 20 libby Riddles is first woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race   

1986  228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (UK record) on March - 20.   

1986  On this day in history jacques Chirac become Prime Minister of French government   

1986  Sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on this day in history.   

1987  FDA approves sale of AZT (AIDS treatment) on March - 20.   

1987  On this day in history soap opera "Capitol" final episode   

1987  On this day in history soviet filmmakers arrive in Hollywood for an entertainment summit   

1987  Norman Harris, guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure on March - 20.   

1988  On this day in history david Henry Hwang's "M Butterfly", premieres in New York NY   

1988  On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title   

1988  Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 on March - 20.   

1989  On March - 20 baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation   

1989  Richard J Kerr replaces Robert M Gates as deputy director of CIA on March - 20.   

1990  Namibia gains independence after 105 years on March - 20.   

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1469  Princess Cecily of York (d. 1507) was born on March - 20.   

1477  Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575) was born on March - 20.   

1634  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets) was born on March - 20.   

1644  Ivan Mazepa, Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1680  Baron Emanuele d' Astorga, Italian composer (Stabat mater) was born on this day in history.   

1725  On March - 20 birth of abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)   

1728  Franciscus L Kersteman, Dutch lawyer/astrologist was born on March - 20.   

0687  Death of St. Cuthbert, patron saint of Northumbria (b. c. 634) on this day in history.   

0842  On March - 20 alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies   

1191  Clement III, [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies on March - 20.   

1239  On this day in history death of hermann von Salza, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (c. 1179)   

1351  Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies on this day in history.   

1393  Death of Johannes Nepomucenus, [Jan Nepomucky], Czech saint, killed on this day in history.   

1413  Death of King Henry IV of England (b. 1367) on this day in history.   

1415  Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 on this day in history.