Page 7: Historical Events In March - 21

1955  On this day in history muriel Aked, dies at 67   

1956  On March - 21 28th Academy Awards   

1957  On March - 21 tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in NYC   

1958  USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on March - 21.   

1958  On March - 21 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award   

1958  Cyril M Kornbluth, US sci-fi writer (Space Merchants), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history in the black township of Sharpeville in Transvaal, South Africa, Afrikaner police open fire on a group of peaceful black demonstrators, killing sixty-nine people and wounding nearly two hundred in a hail of sub-machine gunfire.   

1961  On March - 21 beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club   

1962  A bear becomes the first creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds on March - 21.   

1962  Actor Matthew Broderick born this day on March - 21.   

1962  On this day in history dutch Roman Catholic bishop Beckers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands in favor of birth control   

1963  On this day in history alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed   

1963  On this day in history alcatraz, maximum security prison on the island in San Francisco Bay, closes after 29 years   

1963  The birth of Matthew Broderick, American actor on this day in history.   

1964  Beatles' "She Loves You", single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 21 martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery AL   

1965  On March - 21 uS Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact   

1966  On March - 21 supreme Court reverses Massachusetts ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene   

1968  On March - 21 israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases   

1968  Portuguese socialist Mario Soares banished to Sao Tomé on this day in history.   

1969  John & Yoko stage their first bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) on March - 21.   

1969  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 21.   

1969  Gerhart Fritsch, writer, dies at 44 on March - 21.   

1970  Marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1971  On March - 21 vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2"   

1972  On this day in history uS Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-year residency to vote   

1973  On March - 21 frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals   

1973  On March - 21 antoni Szalowski, composer, dies at 65   

1974  Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall on March - 21.   

1974  Candy Darling, [James Slattery], female impersonator, dies on March - 21.   

1975  On this day in history ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years   

1975  Malcolm Fraser successfully challenges Bill Snedden for the leadership of Australia's Liberal Party; on March - 21.   

1975  Berend Giltay, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1977  In Iran a 7.0 earthquake was was centered in the Bandar Abbas area, near the Persian Gulf. The earthquake killed 167, injured 556, and caused considerable damage over an area of 550 square kilometers north of Bandar Abbas on March - 21.   

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1466  On March - 21 birth of french van Brederode, leader Hoeksen   

1474  On March - 21 birth of angela Merici, Italian monastery founder/saint   

1521  On this day in history birth of mauritius, duke/nice monarch of Saksen (1547-53)   

1521  On this day in history birth of maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)   

1527  On March - 21 birth of hermann Finck, composer   

1609  Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland (1648-68) was born on March - 21.   

1624  Francois Roberday, composer was born on March - 21.   

1642  On this day in history birth of georg Schmezer, composer   

1063  Death of Blessed Richeza of Lotharingia, venerated in Roman Catholicism, wife of King Mieszko II of Poland on this day in history.   

1076  On March - 21 death of robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)   

1181  On March - 21 death of taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)   

1306  Death of Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1487  Death of Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) on this day in history.   

1538  On March - 21 hugo, earl of Leisnig, governor of Frisia, dies at about 79   

1556  On March - 21 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66   

1617  On this day in history death of pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c. 1595)