Page 8: Historical Events In March - 27

1964  On this day in history earthquake strikes Anchorage AK, 9.2 on Richter scale, 131 die from earthquake and resulting tsunami; this is the most violent eathquake in US history   

1964  Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars on March - 27.   

1964  On this day in history on the island of Cyprus the first Canadians troops start duties with UN peacekeeping force   

1964  UN troops arrive on Cyprus on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe & Australia   

1966  Canada launches 158 kg. instrument package into upper atmosphere; to study aurora borealis; first all-Canadian space project, using Black Brant rocket on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 27 mien Labberton, Dutch poet, dies at 82   

1967  On this day in history gerardus H de Vet, the Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67), dies at 49   

1968  Japanese Trade & Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1968  Suharto succeeds Sukarno as President of Indonesia on March - 27.   

1968  Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, & Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 27 launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190 miles above southern Mars   

1969  On March - 27 ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes   

1970  On March - 27 ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"   

1970  On March - 27 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1972  Venera 8 launched to Venus on March - 27.   

1972  Maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history 45th Academy Awards "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians   

1973  Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding & LSD possession on March - 27.   

1973  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer, dies at 72 on March - 27.   

1973  45th Academy Awards: "Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history ottawa and provinces agree that the price of domestic crude oil will rise from $4 to $6.50 a barrel those were the days!   

1975  On this day in history arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83   

1976  On March - 27 washington DC underground Metro opens   

1977  On March - 27 583 die in aviation's worst disaster KLM-Pan Am 747's crash, Tenerife   

1977  Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41 on March - 27.   

1978  On March - 27 bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1,774 performances   

1978  Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 on March - 27.   

1979  Supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars on March - 27.   

1979  On March - 27 ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82   

1980  Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die) on this day in history.   

1980  On March - 27 mount St Helens becomes active after 123 years   

1980  On this day in history tSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S.   

1981  On March - 27 john Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in UK   

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0972  King Robert II of France (d. 1031) was born on March - 27.   

1416  On March - 27 birth of antonio Squarcialupi, composer   

1554  On March - 27 birth of everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716) was born on March - 27.   

1665  On March - 27 birth of benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau)   

1676  On March - 27 birth of francis II Rákóczi, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg (d. 1735)   

1696  On March - 27 birth of antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)   

1702  Johann Ernst Eberlin, composer was born on March - 27.   

0710  On this day in history death of rupert of Salzburg   

0922  Death of Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 on this day in history.   

0965  On March - 27 arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies   

0973  On March - 27 death of herman, Duke of Saxony   

1378  On this day in history gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies   

1462  On this day in history death of vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1482  Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history.