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March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 290 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king. Events and trends 599 BC — Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born Babylonia was an Amorite state in lower Mesopotamia (modern southern Iraq) with Babylon as its capital Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Ykhanya (יְכָנְיָה jəxɔnjɔh meaning " God will fortify (his people" see Theophory in the Bible; Greek: ιεχονιας Tzidkiyahu (צִדְקִיָּהוּ Şidhqiyyāhû; Greek: ζεδεκιας Zedekias; traditional English Zedekiah) was the last king of
• 1190 - Crusaders start to massacre the Jews of York; many Jews commit suicide rather than submit to baptism. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England.
• 1249 - The Servite Order is officially approved by Cardinal Raniero Capocci, papal legate in Tuscany. The Servite Order, whose members are known as Servite Friars or Servants of Mary, is one of the five original Catholic Mendicant orders Its objects are Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3
• 1322 - The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence. The Battle of Boroughbridge was a battle fought on 16 March 1322 between a group of rebellious barons and King Edward II of England, near Boroughbridge, northwest The First War of Scottish Independence lasted from the outbreak of the war with the invasion by England in 1296 until the De jure restoration of Scottish independence
• 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1621 - Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset. Samoset (ca 1590 – 1653) was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims. The Mohegan tribe is an Algonquian-speaking tribe that lives in eastern upper Thames valley Connecticut Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 "
• 1660 - The Long Parliament disbands. The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars.
• 1689 - The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded. The Royal Welch Fusiliers were a Regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.
• 1792 - King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gustav III ( – 29 March 1792) was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
• 1802 - The United States Military Academy at West Point is established. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
• 1812 - Battle of Badajoz (March 16 - April 6) - British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during Peninsular War. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In the Battle of Badajoz ( March 16 - April 6, 1812) an Anglo - Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington, besieged Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France
• 1815 - Prince Willem of the House of Orange-Nassau proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in The Netherlands. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Frederick (William I, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ( The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843 was a Prince of The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau) a branch of the German House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life The Netherlands has been an independent Monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau United Kingdom of the Netherlands (or Kingdom of the United Netherlands) (1815 - 1830 (1839 (Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas was the unofficial A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of Constitutional Government, wherein either an elected or hereditary Monarch is The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1818 - Battle of Cancha Rayada - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under José de San Martín. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine
• 1861 - Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who was evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Clark (April 1 1815 May 4 1880 was the 8th Governor of Texas. Governors of Texas Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Samuel Houston ( March 2, 1793 July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman politician and soldier The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1865 - American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough begins as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Averasborough, fought March 16, 1865, in Harnett and Cumberland counties, North Carolina, as part of the Carolinas
• 1867 - First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in The Lancet. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, OM, FRS ( 5 April 1827 &ndash 10 February 1912) was an English surgeon Antiseptics (from Greek αντί - anti, '"against" + σηπτικός - septikos, "putrefactive" are antimicrobial Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental This article is about the journal For other uses of the term "lancet" see Lancet (disambiguation.
• 1872 - The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Wanderers Football Club were an Amateur football club based in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, and were one of the leading The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Royal Engineers AFC is a football team founded in 1863 under the leadership of Major Marindin of the Corps of Royal Engineers, the Sappers The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Kennington is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1900 - Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Arthur John Evans ( July 8 1851 &ndash July 11 1941) was a British Archaeologist most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός kno̞ˈso̞s also known as the Knossos Palace is the largest The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for This is a list of notable Archaeological sites sorted by country Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the
• 1912 - Lawrence Oates, ill member of Scott's South Pole expedition leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates ( 17 March 1880 – 16 March 1912) was an English Antarctic The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth. "
• 1916 - The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa
• 1924 - The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A free port ( porto franco) or free zone (US Foreign-Trade Zone is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
• 1926 - History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Robert Hutchings Goddard, PhD ( October 5, 1882 &ndash August 10 1945 U A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1935 - Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Versailles Treaty. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. Conscription was reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945
• 1939 - From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prague Castle (Pražský hrad is a Castle in Prague where the Czech kings Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren Protektorát Čechy a Morava was the majority ethnic-Czech Protectorate which In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect
• 1939 - Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. Queen Fawzia Bint Fuad of Egypt ( Arabic: فوزية بنت فؤاد الأول Persian: فوزیه فؤاد ( Alexandria, Egypt, November
• 1942 - History of Rocketry: The first V-2 rocket test launch (exploded at liftoff). Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
• 1943 - The Royal Navy Isles Class Trawler HMS Campobello Sinks in the Atlantic. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1945 - World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1945 - Würzburg, Germany is 90% destroyed, with 5,000 dead, in only 20 minutes by British bombers. Würzburg (ˈvʏɐ̯ʦbʊɐ̯k is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1950 - Communist Czechoslovakia's ministry of foreign affairs asked nuncios of Vatican to leave the country. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• 1952 - In Cilaos, Réunion, 1,870mm (73 inches) of rain falls in one day, setting a new world record. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cilaos is a Town and commune of approximately 6000 residents situated on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to
• 1958 - The Ford Motor Company produces its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Thunderbird is an automobile manufactured by Ford in the United States from 1955 through 2005 &mdash through thirteen generations and various
• 1962 - A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with 107 people missing. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo Airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1963 - Mount Agung erupts on Bali, as 11,000 die. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is a mountain in Bali. This Stratovolcano is the highest point on the island Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to
• 1966 - Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASA 's Gemini program The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Agena target vehicle (ATV was a Spacecraft used by NASA to develop and practice orbital Space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for
• 1968 - Vietnam War: In the My Lai massacre, between 350 and 500 Vietnamese villagers: men, women, and children are killed by American troops. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1968 - General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. "Toronado" redirects here For the guitar see Fender Toronado.
• 1971 - Government of Trygve Bratteli in Norway. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. (11 January 1910 &ndash 20 November 1984 was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party and Prime Minister of Norway in 1971&ndash1972 and 1973&ndash1976 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• 1976 - British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians
• 1978 - Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped by left-wing terrorists and is later killed by his captors. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Aldo Moro ( September 23, 1916 &ndash May 9, 1978) was an Italian Politician and two-time Prime Minister of Italy
• 1978 - Supertanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two after running aground on the Portsall Rocks, three miles off the coast of Brittany, resulting in the 5th-largest oil spill in history. Sequence of events En route from the Persian Gulf to Rotterdam, the Netherlands via a scheduled stop at Lyme Bay, Great Britain the ship encountered Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into For the fictional character see Oil Slick (Transformers. An oil spill is the release of a Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbon into
• 1983 - Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last radio tower in Germany built of wood. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Transmitter Ismaning is a large radio station inaugurated in 1932 Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs
• 1984 - William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later dies in captivity. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) For other persons with a similar name see William F Buckley (disambiguation. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
• 1985 - Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Terry A Anderson (b October 27 1947, Lorain Ohio) is the best known and longest held hostage of a group of Americans believed to be Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 He is released on December 4, 1991. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
• 1988 - Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. Oliver Laurence North (born October 7 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is an American best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair. John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936 in Odon Indiana) is a retired American naval officer and Department of Defense official In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act
• 1988 - Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq was attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing 5000 people and injured about 10000 people. The Halabja poison gas attack occurred in the period March 16 – 17, 1988, during the Iran-Iraq War. Halabja ( Kurdish: هه‌ڵه‌بجه or Helepçe) is a Kurdish town in a majority Kurdish area of Iraq about northeast of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. Nerve agents (also being referred to as nerve gases, though these chemicals are liquid at room temperature are a class of Phosphorus -containing organic chemicals
• 1995 - Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit Slavery, and with limited exceptions such as those As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865.
• 1997 - Sandline affair: On Bougainville Island, soldiers of commander Jerry Singirok arrest Tim Spicer and his mercenaries of the Sandline International. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Sandline affair was a political scandal that became one of the defining moments in the History of Papua New Guinea, and particularly that of the conflict in Bougainville Bougainville is part of Papua New Guinea. Geographically, Bougainville is included in the chain of islands known as the Solomon Islands in Melanesia Jerry Singirok was the commander of the defence forces of Papua New Guinea throughout the Sandline affair of 1997 Timothy Simon Spicer is a former Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards and CEO of the private security company (PSC Aegis Defence Services. Sandline International was a Private military company based in London, established in the early 1990s
• 1998 - Pope John Paul II asks God for forgiveness for the inactivity and silence of some Roman Catholics during the Holocaust. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Pope The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as
• 2003 - The largest coordinated worldwide vigil takes place, as part of the global protests against Iraq war. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. There have been considerable protests against the Iraq War in the buildup to and following the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
• 2005 - Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô
• 2006 - The United Nations General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to establish the UN Human Rights Council. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members The United Nations Human Rights Council is an international body within the United Nations System.

Births

• 1338 - Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. Thomas de Beauchamp 12th Earl of Warwick ( 16 March 1338 /1339 &ndash 1401 was an English Medieval nobleman and one of the primary opponents 1401)
• 1445 - Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg ( Schaffhausen, March 16, 1445 &ndash Strasburg March 10, 1510) was a Swiss-born 1510)
• 1473 - Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. Henry IV the Pious Duke of Saxony (Heinrich der Fromme (b Dresden, 16 March 1473 – d This article lists Dukes Electors and Kings ruling over territories named Saxony from the beginning of the Saxon Duchy in the 9th century to the end of the Saxon Kingdom in 1918 1541)
• 1581 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft ( March 16, 1581 - May 21, 1647) was a Dutch Historian, Poet and Playwright 1647)
• 1585 - Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer (d. Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero ( March 16, 1585 - August 23, 1618 1618)
• 1631 - René Le Bossu, French critic (d. René Le Bossu ( 16 March 1631 – 14 March 1680) was a French Critic. 1680)
• 1654 - Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. Andreas Acoluthus ( 6 March 1654 &mdash 4 November 1704) was a German scholar of Orientalism and professor of Theology 1704)
• 1687 - Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sophia Dorothea of Hanover ( 16 March 1687 &ndash 28 June 1757) was a member of the British Royal Family, only daughter of George 1757)
• 1750 - Caroline Herschel, German-born English astronomer (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Caroline Lucretia Herschel ( 1750-03-16, Hanover &ndash 1848-01-09) was a German -born English Astronomer, the sister 1848)
• 1751 - James Madison, 4th President of the United States (d. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Madison Jr (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836 was an American Politician, the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817 and one of the Founding The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1836)
• 1773 - Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juan Ramón González de Balcarce ( March 16, 1773 - November 12, 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician 1836)
• 1774 - Captain Matthew Flinders, English explorer of the coasts of Australia (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age 1814)
• 1789 - Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Simon Ohm' was a German physicist As a high school teacher Ohm began his research with the recently invented Electrochemical cell, invented by Italian Count 1854)
• 1794 - Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ami Boué ( March 16, 1794 - November 21, 1881) Austrian Geologist, was born at Hamburg, and received his early 1881)
• 1800 - Emperor Ninko of Japan (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Emperor Ninkō (仁孝天皇 Ninkō-tennō) (March 16 1800 &ndash February 21 1846 was the 120th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional 1846)
• 1805 - Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Peter Ernst von Lasaulx (1805 &ndash 1861 was born on March 16, 1805 in Coblenz, the son of a well-known architect Johann Claudius von Lasaulx 1861)
• 1822 - Rosa Bonheur, French realist painter and sculptor (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Rosa Bonheur, née Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, (b Bordeaux, France, March 16, 1822 &ndash d 1899)
• 1834 - James Hector, Scottish geologist (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir James Hector (March 16 1834 &ndash November 6 1907 was a Scottish Geologist, naturalist, and surgeon who accompanied the Palliser 1907)
• 1839 - René François Armand Sully-Prudhomme, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common René-François-Armand (Sully Prudhomme ( Paris, France, March 16, 1839 - Châtenay-Malabry, France, September The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1907)
• 1839 - John Butler Yeats, Northern Irish artist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Butler Yeats (Born in Lawrencetown, townland of Tullylish, County Down, 16 March 1839, died 3 February 1922 1922)
• 1840 - Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Shibusawa Eiichi 1st Viscount Shibusawa |渋沢 栄一| Shibusawa Eiichi | March 16, 1840 - November 11, 1931 }} was a Japanese 1931)
• 1846 - Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Magnus Gustaf (Gösta Mittag-Leffler ( 16 March 1846 – 7 July 1927) was a Swedish Mathematician. 1927)
• 1851 - Martinus Beijerinck, Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Martinus Willem Beijerinck ( March 16, 1851 - January 1, 1931) was a Dutch Microbiologist and Botanist 1931)
• 1856 - Napoléon Eugène Louis John Joseph, called Napoleon IV, the only child of Emperor Napoleon III of France (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article refers to the son of Napoleon III For the stepson of Napoleon I see Eugène de Beauharnais Biography At the outbreak of the Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President 1879)
• 1857 - Charles Harding Firth, British historian (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Sir Charles Harding Firth ( 16 March 1857, Sheffield, England - 19 February 1936, Oxford) was a British 1936)
• 1859 - Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Александр Степанович Попов (Gregorian March 16 1859 - January 13 1906, Julian March 1906)
• 1865 - Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Patrick Joseph "Patsy" Donovan ( March 16 1865 &ndash December 25 1953) was an Irish - American Right fielder 1953)
• 1869 - F. A. Forbes, Scottish author (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year F A Forbes (1869-1936 was the Nom de plume of Mother Frances Alice Monica Forbes, RSCJ a sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Scotland 1936)
• 1877 - Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Afghan serial killer see Reza Khan (Taliban. 1941)
• 1878 - Clemens August Graf von Galen, German archbishop and cardinal (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blessed Clemens August Cardinal Graf von Galen ( March 16, 1878 – March 22, 1946) was a German 1946)
• 1889 - Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reginald Edgar "Reggie" Walker ( March 16, 1889 &ndash November 5, 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 1951)
• 1890 - Solomon Mikhoels, Soviet actor and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Solomon (Shloyme Mikhoels שלמה מיכאָעלס Соломон Михайлович Михоэлс (Вовси ( - January 12/13 1948 was a Soviet Jewish actor The Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee ( JAC, Russian language: Еврейский антифашистский комитет, ЕАК) was formed 1948)
• 1892 - César Vallejo, Peruvian poet (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza ( March 16 1892 &ndash April 15 1938) was a Peruvian Poet. 1938)
• 1892 - James Petrillo, leader of the U. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James C Petrillo ( March 16, 1892 &ndash October 23, 1984) was the prominent leader of the United States of America 's labor S. musicians union (d. 1984)
• 1897 - Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Conrad Nagel (16 March &ndash24 February) was an American screen Actor and matinee idol of the Silent film era and beyond 1970)
• 1883 - Ethel Anderson, Australian poet (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ethel Anderson (née Campbell) ( March 16, 1883 &mdash August 4, 1958) was an early twentieth century Australian poetess 1958)
• 1901 - Edward Pawley, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Joel Pawley ( March 16, 1901, Kansas City Missouri - January 27, 1988, Charlottesville 1988)
• 1902 - Leon Roppolo, American jazz clarinetist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Leon Roppolo ( March 16, 1902 &ndash October 5, 1943) was a prominent early Jazz Clarinetist, best known for his playing 1943)
• 1903 - Mike Mansfield, American politician, and diplomat (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16 1903 – October 5 2001 was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States 2001)
• 1905 - Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt, born 16 March 1905, Blankenese, Hamburg, died 26 October 1977 Stade, was 1977)
• 1905 - Marlin Perkins, American naturalist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Richard Marlin Perkins ( March 28, 1905 &ndash June 14, 1986) was a zoologist best known as a host of the Television program 1986)
• 1906 - Henny Youngman, American comedian (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henry "Henny" Youngman ( March 16, 1906 – February 24, 1998) was a British -born American Comedian and violinist 1998)
• 1906 - Francisco Ayala, Spanish writer
• 1908 - René Daumal, French Surrealist writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (born March 16, 1906) is a Spanish writer and teacher Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year René Daumal (16 March 1908 - 21 May 1944) was a French writer philosopher and Poet. 1944)
• 1908 - Robert Rossen, American film director, screenwriter and producer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Rossen ( March 16, 1908 &ndash February 18, 1966) was an American Screenwriter, Film director, and 1966)
• 1911 - Dr. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Josef Mengele, German, accused Nazi war criminal (d. Dr Josef Mengele ( March 16, 1911 – February 7, 1979) was a German SS officer and a Physician in the Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied 1979)
• 1911 - Pierre Harmel, Belgian politician
• 1912 - Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Charles José Marie Count Harmel (born 16 March 1911 was a Belgian lawyer Christian Democratic politician and diplomat Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Thelma Catherine " Pat " Ryan Nixon (March 16 1912 &ndash June 22 1993 was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1993)
• 1916 - Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge ( March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) nicknamed Mercy, was an Academy Award -winning 2004)
• 1917 - Samael Aun Weor, Colombian writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Samael Aun Weor ( March 6, 1917 - December 24, 1977) was a spiritual teacher Occultist esotericist and author 1977)
• 1918 - Frederick Reines, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Reines ( March 16 1918 – August 26 1998) was an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1998)
• 1920 - Leo McKern, Australian actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Reginald "Leo" McKern AO (16 March 1920 &ndash 23 July 2002 was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British Television programs movies 2002)
• 1920 - Traudl Junge, Hitler's secretary (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Traudl Junge ( 16 March, 1920 &ndash 10 February, 2002) born Gertraud Humps, was Adolf Hitler 's youngest personal private 2002)
• 1920 - John Addison, British composer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Mervyn Addison ( 16 March 1920 - 7 December 1998) was a British Composer. 1998)
• 1920 - Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dorothea "Thea" Binz ( March 16 1920 - May 2 1947) was an SS supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp during 1947)
• 1922 - Harding Lemay, American television scriptwriter and playwright
• 1925 - Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Harding Lemay (born March 16, 1922 in North Bangor New York) is an American screenwriter and Playwright. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas ( March 16 1925, in Tepic, Nayarit &ndash September 13 2004, in Mexico City 2004)
• 1926 - Charles Goodell, American politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Ellsworth Goodell ( March 16, 1926 – January 21, 1987) was a U 1987)
• 1926 - Jerry Lewis, American comedian
• 1927 - Vladimir Komarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Komarov redirects here for the botanist see Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. 1967)
• 1927 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For the US Representative from Illinois see P H Moynihan Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan ( March 16, 1927 – March 26, S. Senator from New York (d. 2003)
• 1927 - Olga San Juan, American comedian
• 1928 - Christa Ludwig, German mezzo-soprano
• 1928 - Karlheinz Böhm, Austrian actor
• 1929 - Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress
• 1930 - Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Olga San Juan (born March 16, 1927) is a Brooklyn-born dancer and Comedian of Puerto Rican extraction who was active in films primarily in the Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christa Ludwig (born March 16, 1928) is a German retired Mezzo-soprano, distinguished for her performances of Opera and Lieder Karlheinz Böhm (sometimes Carl Boehm) (born March 16, 1928 in Darmstadt, Germany) is an Austrian actor Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nadja Tiller (born March 16, 1929) is an Austrian actress She won the Miss Austria election in 1949 a national Beauty pageant Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Lee Flanagan ( 16 March, 1930 &ndash 16 November, 2001) was an American Jazz Pianist born in Detroit 2001)
• 1931 - Betty Johnson, American singer
• 1932 - Don Blasingame, American baseball player and manager (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Betty Johnson (born March 16, 1929)(other sources give 1931 is a Traditional pop and Cabaret singer Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Don Lee Blasingame ( March 16 1932 - April 13 2005) was a Second baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the 2005)
• 1932 - Walter Cunningham, American astronaut
• 1933 - Sandy Weill, American financier and philanthropist
• 1934 - Ray Hnatyshyn, Governor-General of Canada (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronnie Walter "Walt" Cunningham (born March 16 1932 is a retired American Astronaut. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sanford I Weill (born March 16 1933) commonly known as Sandy Weill is an American banker financier and philanthropist Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ramon John Hnatyshyn PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC (''hc'' (commonly known as Ray Hnatyshyn, anglicized The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 2002)
• 1935 - Teresa Berganza, Spanish soprano
• 1936 - Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes -->The Spanish Opera singer Teresa Berganza (born Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fred Neil ( March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an American Blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 2001)
• 1937 - Amos Tversky, Israeli psychologist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amos Nathan Tversky, PhD (עמוס טברסקי March 16, 1937 - June 2, 1996) was a cognitive and mathematical psychologist 1996)
• 1939 - Carlos Bilardo, Argetinian football coach
• 1940 - Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian film director
• 1940 - Jan Pronk, Dutch politician
• 1940 - Keith Rowe, English guitarist (AMM) and painter
• 1941 - Robert Guéï, ruler of Côte d'Ivoire (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Salvador Bilardo (born March 16, 1939 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Football (soccer player and coach (and a Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Johannes "Jan" Pieter Pronk (born March 16, 1940) is a Dutch Politician and Diplomat. Keith Rowe (born March 16, 1940 in Plymouth, England) is an English Free improvisation Guitarist and painter. AMM are an important British Free improvisation group founded in London, England in 1965 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Guéï ( March 16, 1941 &ndash September 19, 2002) was the military ruler of the Côte d'Ivoire from December 24, Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a 2002)
• 1941 - Chuck Woolery, American game show host
• 1942 - James Soong, Taiwanese politician
• 1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker, American musician
• 1942 - Roger Crozier, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born on March 16, 1941) is an American Game show host, Singer, Actor and Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Chu-yu Soong ( born March 16, 1942) is a Politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Jerry Jeff Walker (born March 16, 1942) is a Country music singer Roger Allan Crozier (b March 16 1942 Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada – d 1996)
• 1943 - Ursula Goodenough, Evolutionary Scholar, Cell Biologist
• 1943 - Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Ursula W Goodenough (b March 16, 1943) is currently a Professor of Biology at Washington University in St Kim Mu-saeng ( March 16, 1943 — April 16, 2005) was a South Korean Actor. 2005)
• 1946 - Michael Basman, English chess master
• 1946 - Hubert Soudant, Dutch conductor
• 1947 - Ramzan Paskayev, Chechen accordionist
• 1948 - Michael Bruce, American musician. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael John Basman (born March 16, 1946 in St Pancras London) is an English Chess player chess author and International Hubert Soudant (born 16 March 1946 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a Dutch conductor. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ramzan Paskayev ( Chechen: Рамзан Паскаев) (born March 16, 1947 in Taraz, Kazakhstan) is a legendary Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guitarist and keyboard player for Alice Cooper
• 1948 - Margaret Weis, American author
• 1948 - Richard Desjardins, Quebec singer, songwriter and film director
• 1949 - Erik Estrada, Puerto Rican actor
• 1949 - Elliott Murphy, American Singer-Songwriter
• 1949 - Victor Garber, Canadian actor
• 1950 - Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress
• 1951 - Joe DeLamielleure, American football player
• 1952 - Philippe Kahn, French-American entrepreneur
• 1953 - Isabelle Huppert, French actress
• 1953 - Richard Stallman, American free software activist
• 1954 - Jimmy Nail, British actor and singer
• 1954 - Nancy Wilson, American guitarist, singer, and actress (Heart)
• 1955 - Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
• 1955 - Bruno Barreto, Brazilian film director
• 1958 - Jorge Ramos, Mexican TV anchor
• 1959 - Flavor Flav, American rapper
• 1959 - Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
• 1960 - Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Todd McFarlane, Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur
• 1961 - Brett Kenny, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1963 - Jimmy Degrasso, American musician, drummer
• 1963 - Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (d. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Margaret Edith Weis (born March 16, 1948 in Independence, Missouri, United States) is a fantasy novelist who along with Richard Desjardins (born March 16 1948 in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada) is a Québécois Folk singer and Film Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada (born March 16, 1949) is an American actor known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977&ndash1983 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elliott James Murphy (born March 16 1949 on Long Island, New York) is an American rock Singer-songwriter, Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a six-time Emmy Award -nominated Canadian film stage and television Actor and Singer Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Colleen "Kate" Nelligan (born March 16, 1950) is a Canadian stage film and television actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Joseph Michael DeLamielleure (born March 16, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football Offensive lineman Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952) is a technology innovator and entrepreneur credited for creating the first Camera phone solution sharing pictures Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isabelle Anne Huppert (in French izabɛl yˈpɛʀ (born March 16, 1953) is a Cesar Award -winning French actress, who has appeared Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16 1953 often abbreviated " rms " is an American software freedom activist Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Jimmy Nail (born March 16, 1954) is an English Actor and Singer. Nancy Lamoureux Wilson (born March 16 1954, San Francisco California) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese former boxer who was considered by many along with Yoko Gushiken, to be one of the two best world champions to come out of Japan Bruno Barreto (born March 16, 1955) is a Brazilian Film director born in Rio de Janeiro. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Ramos (born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican anchor of Noticiero Univision. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Jonathan Drayton Jr (born March 16, 1959) better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper television star (born 16 March 1959 is the Prime Minister of Norway. He took office in October of 2005 he was previously Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duane Calvin Sutter (born March 16, 1960 in Viking Alberta) is a Canadian former forward player and former Head coach in the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian Comic book artist writer toy manufacturer/designer and media Entrepreneur who is best known Brett Kenny (born March 16 1961 in Gerringong New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league player History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963) is an American Heavy Metal drummer Kevin Smith (actor may refer to the following actors Kevin Smith, American actor writer and director Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor 2002)
• 1964 - Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter
• 1964 - Gore Verbinski, American movie director
• 1964 - Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
• 1965 - Richard Daniel Roman, English songwriter and record producer
• 1965 - Belén Rueda, Spanish actress
• 1967 - Lauren Graham, American actress
• 1968 - Ananya Khare, Indian actress and teacher
• 1970 - Paul Oscar (Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson), Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
• 1971 - Alan Tudyk, American actor
• 1973 - Brant Bjork, American musician (Kyuss)
• 1974 - Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
• 1974 - Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
• 1975 - Sienna Guillory, English actress
• 1976 - Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 - Paul Schneider, American actor
• 1976 - Nick Spano, American actor
• 1977 - Donal Óg Cusack, Irish hurler
• 1979 - Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1979 - Rashad Moore, National Football League player
• 1979 - Leena Peisa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1980 - Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
• 1980 - Todd Heap, American football player
• 1981 - Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
• 1981 - Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
• 1983 - Brandon League, American baseball player
• 1984 - Levi Brown, American football player
• 1985 - Nicole Trunfio, Australian supermodel
• 1986 - Ken Doane, American professional wrestler
• 1986 - T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
• 1987 - Tiiu Kuik, Estonian model
• 1989 - Theo Walcott, English footballer
• 1989 - Peaches Geldof, English Dosser
• 1991 - Wolfgang Van Halen, American musician
• 1994 - Sierra McClain, American actress and singer

Deaths

• 37 - Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, Roman Emperor (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin March 16, 1964, is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Grammy award Gregor "Gore" Verbinski (born March 16 1964) is an American Film director and Writer. Pascal Richard (born March 16, 1964 in Vevey) is a French-speaking Swiss former Racing cyclist. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Richard Daniel Roman (born March 16, 1965) is a British Songwriter and Record producer best known for his work with major Latin María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born 16 March 1965) is a Spanish Actress. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American Actress best known for her starring role as Lorelai Gilmore on the long-running Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ananya Khare (born in March 16 1968 in Ratlam, India) is a Bollywood actress starring in supporting roles of several successful movies Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (born 16 March 1970 known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, Songwriter Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16 1971 is an American Actor. Biography Early life Tudyk of Polish descent was born in El Paso Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Brant Bjork (born March 16, 1973) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer producer guitarist and Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Georgios Anatolakis is a Greek football Central defender, currently playing for Atromitos in the Greek Super League. Fotini Vavatsi (born March 16, 1974 in Thessalonica) is an archer from Greece. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sienna Tiggy Guillory (pronounced "Gil-ir-ee" (ˈɡɪlərɪ born May 31 1975 is an English Actress, and a former model. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abraham Orlando Núñez (born on March 16, 1976 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman for Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American film actor Nick Spano (born March 16, 1976, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor who is perhaps best known for his role as "Donnie Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dónal Óg Cusack (born 16 March, 1977 in Cloyne, County Cork) is an Irish sportsman Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football Midfielder. Glenn Rashad Moore (born March 16, 1979 in Huntsville Alabama) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa (b March 16 1979 in Vantaa, Finland) is the keyboard player and occasional Turntablist Lordi is a heavy metal quintet from Finland. The concept for Lordi was devised in 1992 however the band was not formed until 1996 by Tomi Putaansuu (known Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Felipe Reyes Cabanas (born March 16, 1980 in Córdoba, Spain) is a 2 Todd Benjamin Heap (born March 16, 1980 in Mesa Arizona) is an American football player who currently plays Tight end for the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andrew Bree (born 16 March 1981) is a Breaststroke Swimmer from Helen's Bay, Northern Ireland. Curtis Granderson (born March 16 1981 in Blue Island Illinois) is a Center fielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Brandon Paul League (born March 16, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Levi James Brown III (born March 16, 1984 in Jacksonville North Carolina) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Nicole Trunfio (born 16 March 1985 is an Australian model from Merredin, a small country town in Western Australia. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth George Doane Early career Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen Taurean Yves Jordan (born March 16, 1986 in Denver, Colorado) is a Women's basketball player who played collegiately for Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Tiiu Kuik (pronounced /tiju kʲuɪk/) (born March 16, 1987) is an Estonian Supermodel. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal and the England national football Peaches Honeyblossom Michelle Charlotte Angel Vanessa Geldof (born 16 March 1989) is a British Socialite and occasional broadcaster Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Sierra Aylina McClain (born March 16, 1994 in Decatur Georgia) is an American actress and singer from Atlanta Georgia. Year 37 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 46 BC)
• 455 - Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian calendar. This year had 445 days due to the errors that had accumulated in the pre-Julian calendar Events By Place Western Roman Empire March 16 — Valentinian III is murdered by former soldiers of Aëtius, in revenge Flavius Placidius Valentinianus ( July 2, 419 &ndash March 16, 455) known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 419)
• 1021 - Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III
• 1037 - Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen
• 1072 - Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop
• 1322 - Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. Events By Place Europe Theodorid succeeds Wallia as king of the Visigoths. Saint Heribert (c 970 &ndash 16 March 1021) was Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III, and was canonized c Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784 All names before Maternus ('II' are to be approached with considerable Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen (also Albert; c 1000 &ndash March 16, 1072) was a German prelate who was Archbishop of Bremen -Hamburg from 1043 Humphrey VIII de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford (1276 &ndash March 16, 1321 /1322 was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches 1276)
• 1410 - John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. John Beaufort 1st Earl of Somerset (1373 &ndash March 16, 1410) was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster 1373)
• 1457 - László Hunyadi, Hungarian statesman and warrior (b. László Hunyadi (1433 &ndash March 16 1457) was a Hungarian statesman 1433)
• 1485 - Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. Anne Neville (11 June 1456 &ndash 16 March 1485 was Queen consort of King Richard III of England 1483-1485 Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death 1456)
• 1559 - Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. Sir Anthony St Leger (c 1496 &ndash March 16, 1559) was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period. 1496)
• 1649 - St. Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary (b. Saint Jean de Brébeuf ( 25 March 1593 &ndash 16 March 1649) was a Jesuit Missionary, Martyred in 1593)
• 1620 - St. John Sarkander, Moravian priest, died of injuries caused by torturing
• 1679 - John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. Saint John Sarkander ( Czech and Polish: Jan Sarkander) (1576 – 1620 was a Polish and Moravian priest Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally John Leverett (1616 &ndash March 16, 1679) was a colonial magistrate merchant soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it was an English settlement on the east coast of North America 1616)
• 1721 - James Craggs the Elder, English politician (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Craggs the Elder (bap 10 June 1657 &ndash 16 March 1721) was an English politician and the father of James Craggs the Younger 1657)
• 1736 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (January 4 1710 &ndash 16 or March 17 1736 was an Italian Composer, Violinist and organist. 1710)
• 1737 - Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benjamin Wadsworth ( February 28, 1670 &ndash March 16, 1737) was an early American clergyman and educator 1670)
• 1738 - George Bähr, German architect (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or This page is about the German architect George Baehr is also the name of an American physician 1666)
• 1747 - Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Christian August Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst ( Dornburg, 29 November 1690 - Zerbst, 16 March 1747) was a German Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years 1690)
• 1888 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lazare Hippolyte Carnot ( October 6, 1801 – March 16, 1888) was a French statesman 1801)
• 1890 - Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Ljubica Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош December 23, 1864 - March 16, 1890) and later Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country 1864)
• 1892 - Samuel F. Miller, American politician (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For other people named Samuel Miller see Samuel Miller Samuel Franklin Miller ( May 27[[ 827]] - March 16[[ 892]] was 1827)
• 1898 - Aubrey Beardsley, British artist (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aubrey Vincent Beardsley ( August 21, 1872 &ndash March 16, 1898) was an influential English 1872)
• 1899 - Joseph Medill, mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Medill ( April 6, 1823 &ndash March 16, 1899) is better known as the business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. 1823)
• 1903 - Roy Bean, American jurist
• 1914 - Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Phantly Roy Bean (c 1825 &ndash March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Albert Gobat ( May 21, 1843 &ndash March 16, 1914) was a Swiss Lawyer, educational administrator and The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1843)
• 1926 - Sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog
• 1930 - Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergeant Stubby (1916 or 1917 – March 16 1926) was the most decorated War dog of World War I and the only Dog to be promoted to World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja 2 Marqués de Estella ( Jerez de la Frontera, January 8, 1870 - Paris, 1870)
• 1935 - John James Richard Macleod, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John James Richard Macleod ( September 6, 1876 &ndash March 16, 1935) was a Scottish physician physiologist and recipient of The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1876)
• 1935 - Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Aron Nimzowitsch ( Ārons Ņimcovičs; born Aron Niemzowitsch and also known as Nimzovich) (7 November 1886 – 16 March 1935 was a Latvian 1886)
• 1936 - Marguerite Durand, French journalist and feminist (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marguerite Durand ( January 24, 1864 &ndash March 16, 1936) was a French stage actress journalist and a leading Suffragette 1864)
• 1940 - Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. / sèlˈma ʊ̀tiːlɪa lʊ̀viˈsa lɑ̀ːgərˈløːv / (20 November 1858&ndash16 March 1940 was a Swedish Author and the first woman writer to win the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1858)
• 1945 - Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Börries von Münchhausen ( March 20, 1874 &ndash March 16, 1945) was a German Poet. 1874)
• 1955 - Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Nicolas de Staël ( January 5, 1914, Saint Petersburg - March 16, 1955, Antibes) ( French nationality of 1914)
• 1957 - Constantin Brancusi, Romanian sculptor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Constantin Brâncuşi, ( February 19, 1876 &ndash March 16, 1957) konstanˈtin brɨnˈkuʃʲ was an internationally renowned Romanian 1876)
• 1961 - Chen Geng, Chinese military leader (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chen Geng ( Chinese: 陈赓 Pinyin: Chén Gēng ( February 27, 1903 - March 16, 1961) was a Chinese Communist military leader 1903)
• 1968 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ( April 3, 1895 &ndash March 16, 1968) was an Italian composer. 1895)
• 1968 - Gunnar Ekelöf, Swedish poet and writer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gunnar Ekelöf ( Stockholm, September 15, 1907 - Sigtuna, March 16, 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer 1907)
• 1970 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer 1946)
• 1971 - Thomas Dewey, American presidential candidate (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Thomas Edmund Dewey ( March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955 and the unsuccessful Republican 1902)
• 1975 - Richard W. DeKorte, American politician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard W DeKorte (1936 &ndash March 16 1975) was a New Jersey Republican member of the New Jersey General 1936)
• 1975 - T-Bone Walker, American musician (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker or Oak Cliff T-Bone ( May 26 1910 — March 15 1975 Walker's recording 1910)
• 1977 - Kamal Jumblatt, leader of the Lebanese Druze (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kamal Jumblatt ( كمال جنبلاط); ( December 6, 1917 – March 16, 1977) was an important Lebanese Politician 1917)
• 1979 - Jean Monnet, French politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet ( November 9, 1888 &ndash March 16, 1979) is regarded by many as a chief architect of European Unity 1888)
• 1980 - Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tamara de Lempicka ( May 16, 1898 - March 18, 1980) born Maria Górska in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish 1898)
• 1983 - Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey ( August 31 1903 &ndash March 16 1983) was an American Radio and Television broadcaster 1903)
• 1983 - Fred Rose, Canadian politician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Fred Rose (born Fred Rosenberg ( December 7 1907 - March 16 1983) was a Communist politician and Trade union organizer 1907)
• 1984 - John Hoagland, American photographer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) John Hoagland ( 15 June, 1947 &ndash 16 March, 1984) was a war Photographer and Photojournalist noted for his documentation 1947)
• 1985 - Eddie Shore, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Edward William "Eddie" Shore ( November 25, 1902 – March 16, 1985) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey 1902)
• 1992 - Yves Rocard, French physicist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Yves-André Rocard ( Vannes, 22 May 1903 &ndash 16 March 1992 in Paris) was a French physicist who helped develop 1903)
• 1992 - Roger Lemelin, Quebec novelist and television writer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Roger Lemelin ( April 7, 1919 - March 16, 1992) was a Quebec novelist television writer and essayist 1919)
• 1993 - Johnny Cymbal, American singer and producer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Johnny Cymbal ( February 3 1945 - March 16 1993 * was a Scottish born American Songwriter, Singer 1945)
• 1996 - Charlie Barnett, American actor (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) For other persons with this name see Charlie Barnett. Charlie Barnett ( September 23, 1954 &ndash March 16, 1954)
• 1998 - Derek Harold Richard Barton, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton FRS ( 8 September 1918 - 16 March 1998) was a British Organic chemist and The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1918)
• 1999 - Gratien Gélinas, Quebec playwright and director (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gratien Gélinas CC ( December 8, 1909 &ndash March 16, 1999) was a Canadian author playwright actor director producer 1909)
• 2000 - Thomas Ferebee, Hiroshima bombardier (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Ferebee ( November 9, 1918 &ndash March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 1918)
• 2001 - Norma MacMillan, Canadian actress (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Norma MacMillan (b 15 September 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia - d 1921)
• 2001 - Bob Wollek, French race car driver (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert "Bob" Wollek ( 4 November 1943 – March 16 2001) nicknamed "Brilliant Bob" was a race car driver from Strasbourg 1943)
• 2003 - Rachel Corrie, American political activist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rachel Corrie ( April 10, 1979 &ndash March 16, 2003) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM 1979)
• 2003 - Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York (b. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson (born on 10 October 1931 &ndash died on 16 March 2003 was the father of Sarah Ferguson, former wife to Prince Andrew. Sarah Duchess of York ( Née Sarah Margaret Ferguson, born 15 October 1959 is the daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson by his wife Susan daughter of Fitzherbert 1931)
• 2004 - Vilém Tauský, Czech conductor and composer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Vilém Tauský CBE ( July 20, 1910 - March 16, 2004) was a Czech conductor and composer 1910)
• 2005 - Todd Bell, American football player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Todd Anthony Bell ( November 28, 1958 – March 16, 2005) was an American football safety in the NFL for 1958)
• 2005 - Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Erskine Ralph Erskine CBRE RFS ARIBA ( February 24, 1914 – March 16, 2005) was an Architect and planner who lived and worked The Byker Wall is the name given to a long unbroken block of 620 Maisonettes in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 1914)
• 2005 - Anthony George, American TV actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Anthony George ( January 29, 1921 - March 16, 2005) was an American actor mostly seen on television 1921)
• 2005 - Allan Hendrickse, South African politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Helenard Joe Hendrickse (popularly known as Allan Hendrickse ( 22 October, 1927 - 16 March, 2005) was a South African politician preacher 1927)
• 2005 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Raymond Radatz ( April 2 1937 &ndash March 16 2005) nicknamed "The Monster" or "Moose" was an American 1937)
• 2006 - David Feintuch, American sci-fi author (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. David Feintuch ( July 21, 1944 - March 16, 2006) was a Science fiction and Fantasy author and attorney 1944)
• 2007 - Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Manjural Islam Rana ( 4 May 1984 – 16 March 2007) also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi Cricketer 1984)
• 2008 - Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common William "Bill" Alfred Brown OAM (31 July 1912 &ndash 16 March 2008 was an Australian Cricketer who played 22 Tests between 1934 and 1948 1912)
• 2008 - Ola Brunkert, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Ola Brunkert ( September 15, 1946 - March 16, 2008) was one of the main session drummers for ABBA. 1946)
• 2008 - Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager and wrestler (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling 1942)
• 2008 - G. David Low, American astronaut (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George David Low ( February 19 1956 – March 15, 2008 Education Low graduated from Langley High School, McLean 1956)
• 2008 - John Hewer, Actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hewer ( 13 January 1922 &ndash 16 March 2008) was an English Actor. Captain Birdseye is the advertising Mascot for the Birds Eye frozen food brand founded by Clarence Birdseye. (b. 1922)

Holidays and observances

• Latvia - The controversial Latvian Legion Day
• The first day of the Bacchanalia in ancient Rome
• Abban of Magheranoidhe
• Abban of New Ross
• Saint Heribert of Cologne (died 1021)
• Saint Agapitus

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Latvian Legion Day is a remembrance day on March 16, when soldiers of the Latvian Legion, part of the Waffen SS, are commemorated The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman and Greek god Bacchus. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe (also called Abban of Murneave or Abban of Murnevin; fl Saint Abban of New Ross (also known as Ewin, Abhan, or Evin; also Nevin, Neville, Stephan) ( fl Saint Heribert (c 970 &ndash 16 March 1021) was Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III, and was canonized c Pope

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