Today in History for March 1972

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 62 of 62

1st - Club of Rome publishes report "Boundaries on the Growth"
1st - David Rabe's "Sticks & Bones," premieres in NYC
1st - KHMA TV channel 11 in Houma, LA (IND) begins broadcasting
1st - Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points
2nd - Jean-Bédell Bokassa appoints himself pres for life of Cent African Rep
2nd - Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby
3rd - Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, & Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia
4th - Erhard Keller (Germany) skates world record 1000m (1:18.5)
4th - Last train run between Penrith to Keswick UK
4th - Libya & USSR signs cooperation treaty
5th - Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party
6th - Jack Nicklaus, passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner
6th - Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes
8th - 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa)
8th - 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
9th - Players on White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary
10th - 1st black US political convention opens (Gary Indiana)
10th - Gen Lon Nol becomes pres & prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia
10th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Golfer Jack Nicklaus 11th - "Inner City" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 97 performances
12th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open
12th - NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
14th - NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC
15th - Danish airliner hit mountain in Sheikdom of Oman killing 112
15th - NASA selects 3 part configuration for Space Shuttle
16th - John & Yoko are served with deportation papers
17th - Ringo releases "Back off Bugaloo" in UK
18th - AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48
18th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
18th - Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U)
18th - Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game
19th - "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 173 perfs
19th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
19th - India & Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
19th - LA Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts
20th - 19 mountain climbers killed on Japan's Mount Fuji during an avalanche
20th - S Mansholt succeeds Malfatti as chairman of European Committee
21st - US Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote
22nd - "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 5 perfs
22nd - Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)
22nd - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
22nd - Nick Mileti purchases Cleve Indians for $9 million
22nd - Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
Motorcycle Daredevil Robert 23rd - Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars
23rd - NY Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
24th - Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland
25th - "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 5 perfs
25th - 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76
25th - America's LP "America" goes #1
25th - Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
25th - UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title
26th - "Only Fools Are Sad" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 144 perfs
26th - Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic
26th - LA Lakers broke NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13)
27th - Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching U of Kentucky
27th - Venera 8 launched to Venus
28th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
28th - Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game
30th - "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 perfs
30th - North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam
30th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
31st - Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 121

1st - Omar Daal, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1st - Profail Grier, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
2nd - Richard Ruccolo, American actor
3rd - Christian Oliver, actor (Baby Sitters Club, Brian-Saved by the Bell)
3rd - Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Toronto, Czech Oly-Gold-98)
3rd - Darren Anderton, English footballer
4th - Chris Borg, Lexington SC, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
4th - Jennie Garth, actress (Beverly Hills 90210)
4th - Martin St Pierre, Ripon Quebec, 20k walker (Olympics-96)
4th - Robert Smith, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
4th - Sherida Pawiroredjo, Suriname Miss Indra Maju (1993)
4th - Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
4th - Ivy Queen, American composer and singer
4th - Robert Smith, American footballer
4th - Jos Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
5th - Brandon Hamilton, CFL cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
5th - Brian Grant, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings)
5th - Hernan Gumy, Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star
5th - Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, tennis star
5th - Tom Hipsz, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
5th - Luca Turilli, Italian musician (Rhapsody)
6th - Jamal Anderson, fullback (Atlanta Falcons)
6th - Paul Frlan, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Basketball Player Shaquille O'Neal (6th) 6th - Shaquille O'Neal, Newark NJ, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Oly-gold-96)
6th - Susan Alexander, Silver Spring Maryland, Miss America-Maryland (1997)
7th - Andrew Finch, rower (Olympics-1996)
7th - Marina Hatzakis, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
7th - Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor and musician
7th - Maxim Roy, Quebec actress
8th - Craig Johnson, St Paul Mn, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Oly-1994)
8th - Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
8th - Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
8th - Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
8th - Angie Hart, Australian pop singer
9th - Marcia M Griffith, Washington DC, Miss America-Maryland (1996)
9th - Sara Nicole Williams, Miss USA-Washington (1997)
9th - Spencer Howson, Australian radio broadcaster
9th - Kerr Smith, American actor
10th - Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
10th - Takashi Fujii, Japanese television performer
10th - Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
11th - Carl Greenwood, NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
11th - Chris Shelling, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)
11th - Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, Wash Redskins)
12th - Alisa Castillo, Miss Nevada USA (1996)
12th - Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
12th - James Maritato, American professional wrestler
13th - Avrom Smith, WLAF RB (London Monarchs)
13th - Brian Saxton, NFL tight end (NY Giants)
13th - Rickey Brady, NFL tight end (NO Saints)
13th - Ryan McCoy, WLAF LB (London Monarchs)
13th - Shea Olliff, Augusta Georgia, Miss America-Georgia (1997)
13th - Trent Dilfer, NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
14th - Antowain Smith, running back (Buffalo Bills)
14th - Aris Brimanis, Cleveland, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
14th - Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-96)
14th - Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
15th - Casey Cristin Mizell, Miss USA-South Carolina (1997)
15th - David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
15th - Filip Dewulf, Belgium, tennis star
15th - Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)
15th - Steve Danielson, Honolulu, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
15th - Mark Hoppus, American musician (+44 and blink-182)
17th - Mia Hamm, Selma Alabama, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
17th - Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician
17th - Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and Celtic musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
18th - Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
18th - Nathan Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter
19th - Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics-96)
20th - Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player (Roda JC)
20th - Alexander Kapranos, Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand)
21st - (Olympics-silver-1998)
21st - Boris Mironov, Moscow, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Oly-S-98, Edmonton)
21st - Chris Ball, Costa Mesa California, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
21st - Frank West, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
21st - John Leach, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
21st - Michele Michael, Miss Maryland USA (1996)
21st - Large Professor, hip hop artist
21st - Chris Candido, professional wrestler (d. 2005)
22nd - Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, (Oly-silver-94)
22nd - John Farquhar, tight end (New Orleans Saints)
22nd - Mikhail Sloutsky, WLAF LB (Scotland Claymores)
22nd - Pieter Christiaan, Prince of Netherlands
22nd - Shawn Bradley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets, Space Jams)
23rd - Jennifer K Chapman, Miss USA-Massachusetts (1997)
23rd - Jonas Bjorkman, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star (Davis Cup 1994)
23rd - Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
23rd - Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
23rd - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
24th - Steve Karsay, American baseball player
25th - Demet Edwards, WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
25th - Howard Battle, Biloxi MS, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
25th - Lawrence Moten, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
26th - Naoko Kijimuta, Yokohama Kanagawa Japan, tennis star (1996 Jakarta)
26th - Steve Anderson, CFL defensive linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
26th - Jon Reep, American comedian and actor
27th - Kirby Dar Dar, wide reciever (Miami Dolphins)
27th - Charlie Haas, professional wrestler
27th - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer
28th - Derek West, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 19 of 19

1st - Victor Babin, composer, dies at 63
2nd - Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56
5th - Nils Bjorkander, composer, dies at 78
8th - Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. 1899)
11th - Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65
13th - Tony Ray-Jones, British photographer (b. 1941)
15th - Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov, Russian painter (b. 1910)
16th - Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72
17th - Manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for WI, 34 wickets), dies
20th - Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51
20th - Jan Engelman, Dutch poet/art critic (At the Front), dies at 71
20th - Marilyn Maxwell, actress (Grace-Bus Stop), dies at 50
27th - Maurits C Escher, Dutch lithograph carver (Praedestinatie), dies at 73
27th - Sharkey Bonano, American musician (b. 1904)
29th - J Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, industrialist/film magnate
30th - Gabriel Heather, US news anchor, dies at 81
30th - Peter Whitney, actor (Rough Riders), dies at 55
30th - Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (b. 1890)
31st - Meena Kumari, Indian actress (b. 1932)