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What happened in history on this day: March 25?
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- 421 - City of Venice is founded.
- 708 - Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 717 - Byzantine emperor Theodusius III agrees to resign the throne.
- 1133 - Birth of Henry II King of England (1154-89).
- 1133 - William the Conqueror orders first Domesday Survey of England.
- 1223 - Afonso II third King of Portugal (1211-23), dies at age 36.
- 1252 - Birth of Konradijn Hohenstaufen [Koenrad van Zwaben], son of Konrad IV.
- 1409 - Council of Pisa opens.
- 1458 - Inigo López de Mendoza Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies.
- 1495 - Birth of Leonhard Paminger composer.
- 1510 - Georges d'amboise French archbishop of Narbonne/Rouen, dies at age 49.
- 1519 - Hernando Cortez leads his Spanish and Indian forces in a large battle outside Tabasco, Mexico. An estimated 40,000 natives versus 600 men of Cortez. An estimated 20,000 dead natives, 2 Spaniards killed. The remaining natives agree to submit unconditionally to Cortez' authority, and convert to Catholicism.
- 1528 - Birth of Jacob Andreae German theologist (Schwäbische Konkordie).
- 1532 - Birth of Pietro Pontio composer.
- 1571 - Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves Enngeland.
- 1581 - Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal.
- 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore North America.
- 1594 - Birth of Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher Dutch writer.
- 1598 - Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies.
- 1609 - Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co.
- 1609 - Johan Willem duke of Jülich/Cleef/Mark/Mountain/Ravensberg, dies.
- 1611 - Birth of Evliya Çelebi in Istanbul; author (Seyahatname 10 volumes, travel writing).
- 1634 - Colonists from England disembark and found Saint Mary's City, Maryland.
- 1647 - Cape of Good Hope; tour ship Haerlem stranded in Tafel Bay.
- 1653 - Birth of Joseph Sauveur French physicist/mathematician.
- 1655 - Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
- 1668 - First horse race in America takes place.
- 1669 - Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000.
- 1692 - Gerardus L Blasius Flemish anatomist, dies at about age 66.
- 1697 - Hendrik Casimir II King of Nassau-Dietzstadhouder, dies.
- 1699 - Birth of Johann Adolph Hasse in Bergedorf; composer (Antioco opera, Seso strate opera), music director of the Dresden Opera.
- 1700 - England, France and Netherlands ratify second Extermination treaty.
- 1702 - Birth of Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst Dutch silk merchant (Teyler's Museum).
- 1723 - Birth of Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder], Dutch demonstrater.
- 1751 - Frederik of Hessen Kassel King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at age 74.
- 1753 - Voltaire leaves the court of Frederik II of Prussia.
- 1767 - Birth of Joachim Murat marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15).
- 1774 - English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill.
- 1797 - Birth of John Winebrenner; US clergyman, founded Church of God.
- 1801 - Death of Anthony Ziesenis at age 69; architect/sculptor (Camper).
- 1802 - France, Netherlands, Spain, and England sign Peace of Amiens, ending French Revolutionary War.
- 1807 - First railway passenger service begins in England.
- 1807 - British Parliament abolishes slave trade.
- 1807 - George Canning becomes British Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- 1808 - Birth of José de Espronceda y Delgado; Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes).
- 1813 - First US flag flown in battle on the Pacific, frigate Essex.
- 1814 - Netherlands Bank is established.
- 1817 - Tsar Alexander I recommends formation of Society of Israeli Christians.
- 1818 - Birth of Isaac Ingalls Stevens; US Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1862).
- 1820 - Birth of Xavier F M G, Earl of Merode; Belgian minister to Pope (in Rome).
- 1820 - Greece freedom revolt against anti-Ottoman attack.
- 1821 - Greece gains independence from Turkey.
- 1823 - Birth of William Thompson Martin; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1910).
- 1830 - Birth of Julius Caesar; cricket player (prominent batsman for Surrey).
- 1847 - Pope Pius IX issues encyclical On aid for Ireland.
- 1856 - US General Ambrose Burnside patents Burnside carbine.
- 1857 - Frederick Laggenheim takes first photo of a solar eclipse.
- 1863 - First US Army Medal of Honor is awarded.
- 1865 - SS General Lyon ship at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400.
- 1865 - Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely).
- 1867 - Birth of Gutzon Borglum; sculptor (Mount Rushmore).
- 1868 - Birth of Bill Lockwood; cricket player (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902).
- 1872 - Birth of Vito Pardo; Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina).
- 1875 - Birth of Spencer Charters in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Three Faces West).
- 1876 - Glasgow hosts first soccer match between Scotland and Wales (4-0).
- 1877 - Birth of Alphonse de Châteaubriant; French writer (Instantanés aux Pays-Bas).
- 1878 - Birth of Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour; Belgian President of International Olympic Committee (1925-42).
- 1881 - Birth of Béla Bartók in Hungary; composer/pianist (Concerto for Orchestra).
- 1881 - Birth of Louis Dosfel; Flemish lawyer/writer (Assault!).
- 1885 - Birth of Veit Valentin; German/US historian (Deutsche Revolution).
- 1887 - Birth of Josef Capek; Czechoslovakian painter/author/critic (Kulhavy Poutník).
- 1888 - Socialist leader Domela Nieuwenhuis is elected to Dutch second chamber.
- 1889 - First Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town versus England.
- 1890 - Birth of Marten Baersma [MH Bottema]; Friesan author (De ljochte kimen).
- 1892 - Birth of Andy Clyde in Scotland; actor (Mack Sennett Comedies, California Carlson - Hopalong Cassidy radio show, Cully - Lassie, George - Real McCoys TV show, No Time for Sergeants, Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Fury, The Texan, Gunsmoke, The Tall Man, Circus Boy).
- 1892 - Death of Charles Kennedy Burt in Brooklyn, New York, USA; chief engraver for US Treasury Department for 20 years.
- 1893 - Birth of Edward Hart; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey)/first chairman of Committee on Un-American Activities.
- 1895 - Italian troops invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
- 1897 - Birth of John Laurie in Dumfries, Scotland; actor (Jericho, Island of Desire).
- 1899 - Birth of Bella Spewack in Hungary; playwright (Kiss Me Kate).
- 1899 - Birth of Jacques Audiberti; French poet (Race of Men).
- 1900 - US Socialist Party is formed at Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1901 - 55 die as Rock Island train derails near Marshalltown, Iowa, USA.
- 1901 - Birth of Ed Begley in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actor (Charlie Chan on radio, Alan Young Show, Myrt and Marge, The Fat Man, Richard Diamond Private Detective, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Justice, Kraft TV Theatre, Burke's Law, Gunsmoke, Mr Koppel - Leave it to Larry, Alcoa Hour, Sweet Bird of Youth (Oscar award)).
- 1902 - Irving W Colburn patents sheet glass drawing machine.
- 1903 - Birth of Frankie Carle in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; bandleader/pianist ("Golden Touch", "Sunrise Serenade", "Oh! What It Seemed To Be").
- 1905 - Birth of Binnie Barnes in London, England; actress (Last of the Mohicans, The Three Musketeers).
- 1906 - Birth of Alan J P Taylor; British historian (English history 1914-1915).
- 1906 - Birth of Howard Pyle; American politician (Governor-Republican-Arizona, 1951-55).
- 1907 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in two game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup.
- 1908 - Birth of Bridget D'Oyly Carte; British theater and hotel director.
- 1908 - Birth of David Lean in Croydon, England; director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Lawrence of Arabia).
- 1908 - Birth of Helmut Käutner in Düsseldorf, Germany; director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick).
- 1909 - Birth of Dutch (Emil) Leonard; baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914).
- 1909 - Birth of Jay Blackton in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/arranger (Guys and Dolls).
- 1910 - Kálmán Mikszáth, Hungarian author (Szent Péter Esernyöje), dies at age 63.
- 1911 - The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns down, killing 145 workers.
- 1911 - Birth of Willy Anthoons; Flemish sculptor (Mystic verheffing).
- 1913 - Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City, New York) starring Ed Wynn.
- 1914 - Birth of Norman E Borlaug; US agriculture scientist (Nobel Prize 1970).
- 1914 - Frédéric Mistral, French poet (Nobel Prize-1904), dies.
- 1915 - First US submarine disaster; a US F-4 sank off Hawaii, killing 21.
- 1915 - German submarine torpedoes Netherlands merchant ship Medea.
- 1916 - Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in 10 rounds for boxing title (New York City, New York).
- 1918 - Claude A Debussy, French composer (Iberia, La mer), dies in Paris, France at age 55.
- 1919 - Birth of Jeanne Cagney; actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand).
- 1920 - Birth of Patrick Troughton; actor (Doctor Who).
- 1920 - Greek Independence Day.
- 1921 - Birth of Nancy Kelly in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Double Exposure, Jesse James).
- 1921 - Birth of Simone Signoret in Wiesbaden, Germany; actress (Casque d'Or, Room at the Top).
- 1922 - Birth of Bruno VeSota in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers).
- 1922 - Birth of Eileen Ford; modeling agency head (Ford Modeling Agency).
- 1923 - Birth of Lee Hale in Tacoma, Washington, USA; choral director (The Entertainers).
- 1923 - Birth of Gene Shalit; movie critic (Today show).
- 1923 - British government grants Trans-Jordan autonomy.
- 1924 - Birth of Julia A Perry in Lexington, Kentucky, USA; composer (Cask of Amontillado, Selfish Giant).
- 1924 - Birth of Machiko Kyo in Osaka, Japan; actor (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu).
- 1924 - Greek parliament selects Admiral Paul Koundouriótis as premier.
- 1924 - John Reedman, cricket player (Test for Australia 1894, 17 and 4, 1 for 24), dies.
- 1924 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two games (second of 1924).
- 1925 - Birth of Flannery O'Connor in Georgia, USA; novelist (A Good Man Is Hard to Find).
- 1926 - Birth of Hans Rausing; Swedish/British industrial/billionaire (Tetra Pak).
- 1926 - Birth of Laszlo Papp in Hungary; Olympics boxer (gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1927 - Birth of Leslie Claudius in India; field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1928 - Birth of James A Lovell Junior in Cleveland, Ohio; US Navy/astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13).
- 1929 - Birth of Harris W Fawell; American politician (Representative-Republican-Illinois, 1985-).
- 1929 - Birth of Kenneth Haigh in Yorkshire, England; actor (Search for the Nile).
- 1931 - Birth of Bohumil Golián in Czechoslovakia; volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1968).
- 1931 - Death of Ida Wells, African-American lynching crusader.
- 1934 - First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284.
- 1934 - Birth of Gloria Steinem in Toledo, Ohio, USA; feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine).
- 1934 - Birth of Johnny Burnette in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; rockabilly pioneer ("Dreamin'", "You're 16", "Trains Kept A-Rollin", The Rock and Roll Trio).
- 1935 - First Belgium government of Van Zealand resigns.
- 1935 - Birth of Susan Engel in Vienna, Austria; actress (Ascendancy).
- 1936 - Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons 1-0 in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds; 9 periods).
- 1937 - It is revealed Quaker Oats pays baseball player Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads.
- 1937 - Italy and Yugoslavia sign no-attack treaty (Pact of Belgrade).
- 1937 - John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at age 54.
- 1937 - Lionel Conacher misses on first NHL Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 1937 - Washington Daily News is first US newspaper with perfumed advertising page.
- 1938 - First US-bred horse (Battleship) to win Grand National Steeplechase.
- 1938 - Birth of Hoyt Axton in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA; singer/songwriter ("Greenback Dollar", "Never Been to Spain", "Joy To The World"), actor (Bonanza TV show, I Dream of Jeannie, McCloud, Diff'rent Strokes, Murder She Wrote, WKRP, Black Stallion, Junkman, Rousters).
- 1939 - Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart.
- 1940 - Birth of Anita Bryant in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, USA; Miss Oklahoma, Miss America (1958)/singer (George Gobel Show).
- 1941 - In Vienna, Austria, Yugoslav premier Prince Paul and foreign minister sign on to the Tripartite Pact in the presence of Adolf Hitler and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.
- 1942 - 700 Jews of Polish Lvov-district reach Belzec Concentration camp.
- 1942 - Birth of Aretha Franklin in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer ("Respect").
- 1942 - Birth of Jacqueline Lichtenberg; American sci-fi author (Star Trek Lives!, Dreamspy).
- 1943 - Birth of Paul Michael Glaser in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Starsky - Starsky and Hutch).
- 1943 - 97 percent of all Dutch physicians strike againt Nazi registration.
- 1943 - Birth of Pavel Lednev in USSR; pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1944 - Birth of Ross Duncan; cricket player (one Test Australia versus England 1971, 0-30).
- 1944 - Birth of Terry L Bruce; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, 1985-).
- 1944 - RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute.
- 1944 - Birth of R. Lee Ermey; actor (Action, Cracker, Promised Land).
- 1945 - US first army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen.
- 1945 - US 4th Armored division arrives at Hanau and Aschaffenburg.
- 1945 - US Northern Tractor Flotilla departs Ulithi to Okinawa.
- 1946 - Birth of Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel, New Land).
- 1947 - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47.
- 1947 - Agreement of Linggadjati ratified in Batavia.
- 1947 - Birth of Claudine Schneider; American politician (Representative-Republican-Rhode Island, 1981-).
- 1947 - Birth of Elton John AKA Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, England; singer, pianist ("Rocketman", "Your Song", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road").
- 1947 - Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 lives.
- 1947 - Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (versus New Zealand, Christchurch).
- 1948 - Birth of Kelly Garrett; actress/singer (Holdin, Your Hit Parade, Real Tom Kennedy Show).
- 1948 - Birth of Michael Stanley in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; rocker (Michael Stanley Band).
- 1948 - Birth of Bonnie Bedelia; actress (The Division).
- 1948 - Warren Hymer, actor (Show Them No Mercy), dies at age 42.
- 1949 - Birth of Neil Jones; musician ("Bend Me Shape Me").
- 1949 - Birth of Nick Lowe in Woodchurch, Suffolk, England; rocker (Rockpile - "Cruel to be Kind").
- 1949 - Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherlands, executed at age 54.
- 1951 - 5th Tony Awards: Guys and Dolls and Rose Tattoo win.
- 1951 - Birth of Bob Pelander; rock keyboardist/vocalist (Michael Stanley Band).
- 1951 - Birth of Maisie Williams in Montserrat; rock vocalist (Boney M).
- 1951 - Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics), dies at age 63.
- 1953 - Birth of Haroon Rashid; cricket player (Pakistani and WSC batsman late 1970s).
- 1953 - Birth of Mary Gross in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Club Paradise, Feds, Sabrina the Teenage Witch).
- 1954 - 26th Academy Awards: From Here to Eternity, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn win.
- 1954 - Pope Pius XII encyclical Sacra virginitas (On consecrated virginity).
- 1954 - Radio Corporation of America (RCA) begins commercial production of TV sets equipped to receive programs in color (12.5-inch diagonal screen, cost US$1000).
- 1955 - German Democratic Republic granted full sovereignty by occupying power, USSR.
- 1956 - Birth of Sonia M Lannaman in England; 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1956 - Robert Newton, actor (Henry V, Odd Man Out), dies at age 50.
- 1957 - NBA modifies the free-throw rule.
- 1957 - Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market).
- 1958 - Maiden flight of the Avro CF-105 Arrow prototype interceptor jet in Canada.
- 1958 - Birth of James McDaniel in Washington DC, USA; actor (Arthur Fancy - NYPD Blue).
- 1958 - Birth of María Caridad in Colón, Cuba; javelin thrower, (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Yograj Singh; cricket player (Indian pace bowler early 1980s).
- 1958 - Sugar Ray Robinson is first boxing champion to win five times.
- 1958 - West German parliament desires German atomic weapons.
- 1959 - Bill White traded to Saint Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate.
- 1959 - French President Charles de Gaulle acknowledges Oder-Neisse boundary.
- 1960 - Birth of Brenda Strong; actress (Desperate Housewives, Everwood).
- 1960 - First guided missile launched from nuclear powered submarine (Halibut).
- 1960 - Birth of Haywood Nelson in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Haywood - Grady, Dwayne - What's Happening).
- 1960 - Birth of Steve Norman in London, England; rock saxophone player (Spandau Ballet - "True").
- 1960 - Ford Frick voids Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox deal as Sam White retires.
- 1960 - Italian government Tambroni forms.
- 1961 - Gypsy closes at Broadway Theater in New York City after 702 performances.
- 1961 - 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (overtime).
- 1961 - Third place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as Saint Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in four overtimes.
- 1961 - Birth of John Stockwell in Galveston, Texas, USA; actor (Born to Ride, City Limits).
- 1961 - Birth of Mark David Brooks in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Kemper Open).
- 1961 - Explorer 10 is launched into elongated Earth orbit (177/181,000 km).
- 1961 - Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered.
- 1962 - Birth of Marcia Cross; actress (Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives).
- 1964 - Birth of Lisa Gay Hamilton; actress (The Practice, One Life to Live).
- 1964 - Birth of Eric Woods in California, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Xerox British Columbia Open).
- 1964 - Birth of Ken Wregget in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; NHL goalie (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1964 - Egypt ends state of siege (1952-64).
- 1964 - U.S. Treasury runs out of silver dollar coins for releasing to circulation, other than 2.8 million kept for their numismatic value.
- 1965 - Birth of Avery Johnson; NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs).
- 1965 - Birth of Sarah Jessica Parker in Nelsonville, Ohio, USA; actress (Square Pegs, Los Angeles Story, Sex and the City, A Year in the Life).
- 1965 - Birth of Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton; disc-jockey (Hangin' With Hollywood, Z-100).
- 1965 - Martin Luther King Junior leads 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965 - Viola Gregg Liuzzo, US civil rights activist, is murdered.
- 1965 - West German Bondsdag extends war crimes retribution.
- 1966 - Birth of David Hohl in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-1992, 1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Cross; NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins).
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Healey in Canada; blind pop guitarist ("See the Light").
- 1966 - Birth of Tom Glavine in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991).
- 1966 - Colin Campbell, actor (Leather Boys), dies at age 83.
- 1966 - US Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional.
- 1967 - 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64.
- 1967 - Birth of Debi Thomas; American figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of Takayuki Miura; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).
- 1967 - The Turtles' song "Happy Together" goes #1.
- 1967 - UCLA wins its third national basketball championship in four years.
- 1967 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1967 - Rock groups The Who and Cream make US debut at Murray the K's Easter Show.
- 1968 - Birth of Dixon Edwards; NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1968 - Birth of Errol Martin; Canadian Football League linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1968 - Birth of Peter Blackburn in Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Douglas Evans, actor (South Pacific Trail), dies in Hollywood.
- 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - The 58th and final episode of TV show The Monkees airs in the US.
- 1969 - Death of Alan Mowbray at age 72 of a heart attack; British actor (Dante, Colonel Humphrey Flack TV show), co-founder of the (US) Screen Actors Guild.
- 1969 - Andes Pact signed in Peru.
- 1969 - Birth of Dale Davis; NBA forward (Indiana Pacers).
- 1969 - Birth of Dan Wilson in Arlington Height, Illinois, USA; catcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1969 - Birth of Guy Newman; Australian water polo goalie (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Scott Sanders in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono stage their first bed-in for peace (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
- 1969 - Max F Eastman, US critic/essayist (Love and Revolution), dies at age 86.
- 1969 - Norman Gallichan, cricket player (one Test for New Zealand, 30 and 2, 3-113), dies.
- 1969 - Pakistan General Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as President.
- 1970 - Birth of Shawn Antoski in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1970 - Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH).
- 1971 - Birth of Aashish Kapoor; cricket player (Indian off-spin batsman 1994-).
- 1971 - Birth of Andre Bolduc; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1971 - Birth of Cammi Granato; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Perry Klein; NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1971 - Birth of Sheryl Swoopes in Lubbock, Texas, USA; WNBA forward (Houston Comets, Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1971 - Boston Patriots become New England Patriots.
- 1971 - European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off five million farmers.
- 1972 - 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76; UCLA's 6th consecutive national basketball title.
- 1972 - Birth of Demet Edwards; WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Howard Battle in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1972 - Birth of Lawrence Moten; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1972 - Bobby Hull becomes the second NHL player to score 600 goals.
- 1972 - ABC airs the final episode of the TV show Bewitched.
- 1973 - 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win.
- 1973 - Birth of Andrei Nikolishin in Vorkuta, Russia; NHL center (Hartford Whalers).
- 1973 - Birth of Bob Sura; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1973 - Birth of Ray Zellars; NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1973 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic.
- 1973 - Edward Steichen, pioneer of American photography, dies at age 92.
- 1973 - Majid Khan and Mushtaq Mohammad both out for 99 in Test versus England.
- 1974 - Birth of Mike Adams; wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1974 - Birth of Vyninka Arlow in Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at age 72.
- 1975 - Birth of Melanie Blatt; singer (All Saints).
- 1975 - Birth of Miguel Mejia San Pedro de Macoris; outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1975 - Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), shot to death by nephew at age 68.
- 1976 - Argentine military junta bans leftist political parties.
- 1976 - Birth of Monica Croscicka-Wnetrzak; Miss Poland-Universe (1996).
- 1976 - In Turkey, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurs.
- 1976 - Death of Josef Albers in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; painter and poet; taught at Bauhaus (1923+), Black Mountain College in North Carolina, and at Yale University.
- 1977 - In Turkey, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1977 - NBC airs the final episode of Sanford and Son TV show.
- 1978 - Jack Hulbert, actor (Bulldog Jack), dies at age 85.
- 1979 - Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest.
- 1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1979 - The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter (Columbia) is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
- 1979 - Birth of Lee Pace; actor (Pushing Daisies).
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL player to score 200 points in a season.
- 1982 - Death of Goodman Ace at age 83; columnist, humorist, voice actor (Easy Aces radio show), writer (Danny Kaye, Perry Como, The Big Show).
- 1983 - Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.58).
- 1983 - The Disney TV show Gun Shy debuts.
- 1983 - During the anniversary show Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Michael Jackson thrills the audience by dancing and singing while performing his hit song Billie Jean. The highlight of his act is his signature move: the moonwalk, which he performs in public for the first time.
- 1983 - In Iran, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs. Thirty people killed, 61 injured.
- 1983 - Christa Rothenburger skates world record 500 metre ladies (39.69 seconds).
- 1983 - Martha Sleeper, actress (Spitfire), dies of a heart attack at age 72.
- 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1984 - Birth of Katharine McPhee; singer (American Idol TV show).
- 1985 - The 57th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles, California. Amadeus wins Best Picture, F Murray Abraham wins Best Actor, and Sally Field wins Best Actress.
- 1985 - Edwin Meese III becomes US Attorney General.
- 1986 - Walt Disney World welcomes the 500 millionth guest to enter a Disney park, Don McGrath.
- 1986 - The 58th Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, California, with Out of Africa winning Best Picture, William Hurt Best Actor, and Geraldine Page Best Actress.
- 1986 - US Supreme Court rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes.
- 1986 - ABC airs the first episode of the sitcom Perfect Strangers.
- 1987 - Birth of Jason Castro; American singer (American Idol TV show).
- 1987 - Henry R LaBouisse, head of UNICEF (1965-79), dies at age 83.
- 1987 - US Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified.
- 1988 - NASA launches space vehicle S-206.
- 1988 - The Candle Demonstration in Bratislava, Slovakia is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
- 1989 - Birth of Chicken Kentucky, first partial birth in space (chicken).
- 1989 - Birth of Alyson Michalka; American actress/singer (Ally and AJ).
- 1990 - 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins.
- 1990 - In New York City, a fire due to arson at an illegal social club called "Happy Land" kills 87.
- 1990 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1990 - In Costa Rica, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs. Felt throughout Costa Rica and southwestern Nicaragua, and parts of Panama.
- 1991 - 63rd Academy Awards: Dances with Wolves, Jeremy Irons and Kathy Bates win.
- 1991 - Allan Border takes 5-68 versus West Indies at Bourda, Georgetown.
- 1991 - Death of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, Roman Catholic bishop who fought for Catholic Tradition (born 1905).
- 1992 - Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI.
- 1992 - Death of Nancy Walker at age 69 of cancer; actress (Ida Morgenstein - Rhoda, Mary Tyler Moore).
- 1992 - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup.
- 1992 - Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth aboard TM-14 after a ten-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film D2: The Mighty Ducks to theaters in the USA.
- 1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32).
- 1994 - Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher (Arena), dies at age 32.
- 1994 - Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.37).
- 1994 - Death of Max Petitpierre, member of the Swiss Federal Council (born 1899).
- 1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving three years.
- 1995 - Warren E Burger, chief justice of US (1969-86), dies.
- 1996 - 68th Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: Braveheart,
- Best Actor: Nicholas Cage,
- Best Actress: Susan Sarandon,
- Honorary Award: Chuck Jones for his cartoon creations,
- Best Short: Nick Park for A Close Shave,
- Special Achievement Award: John Lasseter for CGI techniques for Toy Story.
- 1996 - Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 1996 - John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, British radio news commentator (BBC), dies at age 91 (born 1904).
- 1996 - Redesigned large portrait $100 US Federal Reserve notes are released to circulation.
- 1996 - World Ice Dance Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won by Gritshuk and Platov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA).
- 1996 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA).
- 1996 - An armed standoff between antigovernment Freemen in Jordan, Montana, and US federal officers begins. The standoff lasts 81 days.
- 1996 - The tobacco millionaire Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped in Hamburg-Blankenese.
- 1997 - Cleveland Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Atlanta Braves for Grissom and Justice.
- 1998 - In Balleny Islands Region, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurs. Believed to be the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in this area to date.
- 1999 - Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada, population 200.
- 2001 - An oil tanker collides with a freighter between eastern Denmark and northwest Germany, spilling 2.9 million litres of oil, creating a slick about 15km long, largest ever in Denmark.
- 2004 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi, in return for the dismantling of Libya's weapons of mass destruction programme in December 2003 - the first time a major western leader has visited the nation in several decades.
- 2006 - An estimated 500,000 people take to the streets in downtown Los Angeles to protest a proposed federal crackdown on illegal immigration.
- 2006 - A revolutionary scramjet jet engine, Hyshot III, designed to fly at seven times the speed of sound, is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.
- 2006 - Seven people die in the Capitol Hill Massacre in Seattle, Washington.
- 2006 - Death of Buck Owens AKA Alvis Edgar Owens Junior at age 76; country music star ("I've Got a Tiger by the Tail", "Act Naturally", "Waiting in Your Welfare Line"), host (Hee Haw TV show).
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament (Haru Basho) in Osaka, Japan.
- 2007 - In Berlin, Germany, 27 European ministers celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
- 2007 - Death of Andranik Margaryan, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (born 1951).
- 2008 - The American Major League Baseball Season opens, with the Boston Red Sox beating Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Japan.
- 2008 - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf swears in new prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
- 2008 - A 414 square kilometre (160 square mile) chunk of Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf disintegrates, leaving the entire shelf at risk.
- 2008 - African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan.
- 2008 - In western Austria, over 60 vehicles are involved in a highway accident, caused by poor visibility in a major snowstorm. One person is dead, 30 are injured.
- 2013 - The European Union agrees to a 10 billion euro economic bailout for Cyprus. The bailout loan will be equally split between the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the European Financial Stability Facility, and the International Monetary Fund.
- 2015 - A Saudi Arabia-led coalition of Arab countries starts a military intervention in Yemen in order to uphold the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthis' southern offensive.
- 2018 - Qantas launches direct non-stop Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights between Perth Airport and Heathrow Airport, making it the first commercial non-stop service between Australia and the United Kingdom.
- 2018 - At least 64 people die in a fire at a shopping and entertainment complex in the Russian city of Kemerovo.
- 2021 - The number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 500 million.
- 2022 - Death of Taylor Hawkins at age 50 at Four Seasons Casa Medina Bogotá, Colombia; drummer, singer, songwriter (Foo Fighters).
- 2022 - Death of Kathryn Hays at age 87 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; actor (Kim Sullivan Hughes - As the World Turns TV show).
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