Historical Events In March - 23

1987  On this day in history near Kamloops, BC an avalanche kills six American skiers and their Canadian guide.   

1987  Soap opera "Bold & Beautiful" premieres on March - 23.   

1987  On March - 23 uS offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf   

1987  West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt resigns on March - 23.   

1987  Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 on March - 23.   

1989  2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature on March - 23.   

1989  Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter on March - 23.   

1990  Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound & pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill on this day in history.   

1991  On March - 23 20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee   

1991  On this day in history dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68   

1992  WordStar announced it would buy Delrina Corporation, makers of a fax program called WinFax on March - 23.   

1992  Friedrich A von Hayek, British economist (Road to Serfdom), dies at 92 on March - 23.   

1993  On this day in history belgian government of Dehaene, resigns   

1993  Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1994  On March - 23 amy Fisher's lover, Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months & 9 days   

1994  On March - 23 howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York Governor   

1994  Russian Airbus A-310 crashes in Siberia (74-75 killed) on March - 23.   

1994  On this day in history alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80   

1995  Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record) on March - 23.   

1995  On March - 23 alan Barton, singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash   

1997  On this day in history 17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins   

1997  Wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title on this day in history.   

1997  17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins on March - 23.   

1998  On this day in history 70th Academy Awards Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win   

1998  70th Academy Awards: Titanic, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt win on March - 23.   

2000  Papua New Guinea agrees to create an autonomous government on Bougainville island and says it may hold a referendum on independence following autonomy; on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history the United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 decision refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.   

2007  On March - 23 eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan.   

2007  Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters on March - 23.   

2012  African Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup on March - 23.   

2013  20 people are killed and 200 are injured by a tornado in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh on March - 23.   

2018  On March - 23 a Sahara sandstorm turns snow in Sochi, Russia, orange in one of the largest-ever transfers of desert sand   

2018  On this day in history peru's Congress swears in Vice-President Martín Vizcarra as the new President after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned amid corruption scandal   

2018  On this day in history an Islamic terrorist attack in Carcassonne and Trèbes, France, kills five people, including the perpetrator.   

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1429  On March - 23 birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.   

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.