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What happened in history on this day: March 5?
On March 5 in ...
- 254 - Saint Lucius I dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1179 - Third Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome.
- 1198 - The Teutonic Knights are established as a military order in a ceremony at Acre in Palestine.
- 1291 - Sa'ad al'Da'ulah Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated.
- 1324 - Birth of David II Bruce king of Scotland (1331-71).
- 1326 - Birth of Louis I [the Great] King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82).
- 1461 - Henry VI is deposed by Duke of York during War of the Roses.
- 1496 - English King Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore.
- 1512 - Birth of Gerardus Mercator Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker.
- 1528 - Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague.
- 1558 - Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes.
- 1561 - Carlo Caraffa Italian cardinal, dies at age 41.
- 1574 - Birth of William Oughtred England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule).
- 1574 - Birth of Friedrich IV in Amberg, Germany; elector of Rhineland-Pfalz.
- 1574 - Philip of Saint-Aldegonde Flemish viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies.
- 1576 - Don Luís de Requesens y Zuñiga viceroy of Netherlands (1573-76), dies at age 70.
- 1578 - Birth of Charles d'Albert duke of Luynes premier of France/Governor of Picardië.
- 1579 - Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht.
- 1585 - Birth of Johan Georg I; elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague).
- 1601 - Birth of Johann Michael Moscherosch in Willstädt; Baroque satirist (Wunderliche und wahrhafftige Geschichte Philanders von Sittewald (1643)), member of the Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft writers group.
- 1605 - Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at age 69.
- 1616 - Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index.
- 1623 - First American temperance law enacted, Virginia.
- 1637 - Birth of John van der Heyden Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher).
- 1644 - Louise Juliana countess of Nassau, dies at age 73.
- 1651 - South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm.
- 1658 - Birth of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac French colonial governor of America.
- 1668 - Birth of Francesco Gasparini composer.
- 1684 - Emperor Leopold I, Poland and Venice sign Heilig Covenant of Linz.
- 1696 - Birth of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice).
- 1733 - Birth of Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer.
- 1743 - First US religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston.
- 1746 - Jakobijnse troops leave Aberdeen.
- 1750 - First American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, New York City, New York.
- 1750 - Birth of Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison French classical (Apollonii Lexicon).
- 1760 - Princess Carolina marries General Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg.
- 1766 - Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French.
- 1770 - Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a US Senator (Mississippi).
- 1770 - British soldiers fire on protesting Colonists in Boston, Massachusetts, killing five.
- 1778 - Death of Thomas A Arne at age 67; English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia).
- 1783 - King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno.
- 1795 - Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution.
- 1795 - Treaty of Basel: Prussia ends war with France.
- 1820 - Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays.
- 1821 - James Monroe is first US President inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sunday.
- 1824 - Birth of Elisha Harris; US physician/founded American Public Health Association.
- 1824 - Birth of James Merritt Ives; lithographer (Currier and Ives).
- 1825 - Birth of John Dunovant; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1864).
- 1825 - Birth of Joseph Albert; German photographer (albertotype).
- 1827 - Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (made first battery), dies at age 82.
- 1836 - Samuel Colt manufactures first pistol, .34-caliber "Texas" model.
- 1840 - Birth of Constance Fenimore Woolson in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA; writer (Jupiter Lights).
- 1845 - US Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US.
- 1853 - Birth of Arthur W Foote in Salem, Massachusetts, USA; organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E).
- 1853 - Birth of Howard Pyle; illustrator/painter/author (King Stork).
- 1853 - Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at age 75.
- 1856 - Georgia becomes first US state to regulate railroads.
- 1862 - US troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina, Florida.
- 1864 - First track meet between Oxford and Cambridge, England.
- 1867 - Birth of Theodor Zöckler; German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten).
- 1868 - Birth of Prosper Poullet; Belgian viscount/jurist/minister.
- 1868 - Stapler patented in England by C H Gould.
- 1869 - Birth of Michael von Faulhaber; cardinal/archbishop of Munich.
- 1870 - Birth of [B] Franc[lin] Norris; US writer (McTeague, Octopus).
- 1871 - Birth of Maria do Carmo Geronimo; Brazilian, lives to be at least 126 years old.
- 1872 - George Westinghouse Junior patents triple air brake for trains.
- 1874 - Birth of Arthur van Schendel; Dutch writer (The World a Dancing Party).
- 1874 - Birth of Henry Travers in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England; actor (Bells of Saint Mary's, High Sierra).
- 1877 - Birth of Malcolm D Whitman; tennis champion (US Open-1898).
- 1877 - Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US President.
- 1879 - Birth of Walter Long; actor (Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol).
- 1886 - Birth of Paul Radmilovic in England; swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1908).
- 1887 - Birth of Heitor Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; composer (Salon Waltz).
- 1888 - Birth of Friedrich Schnack; German journalist/writer (Rosewood).
- 1889 - Birth of Frits Slomp AKA Frits de Rover; Dutch vicar/resistance fighter.
- 1891 - Birth of Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (Olsen and Johnson).
- 1893 - Birth of Emmett J Culligan; founder of water treatment organization.
- 1894 - Birth of Henry Daniell in London, England; actor (Camille, Philadelphia Story, Body Snatchers).
- 1895 - Birth of Fritz Usinger; German writer (Eternal Struggle).
- 1896 - Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa.
- 1896 - Italian premier Crispi resigns.
- 1900 - American Hall of Fame is founded.
- 1900 - Birth of Ludwig Donath; actor (Jolson Story, Jolson Sings Again).
- 1901 - Birth of Julian Przybos; Polish poet (Sruby).
- 1903 - Birth of Lowell Peters in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA; vocalist (Southernaires).
- 1903 - Definitive treaty for construction of Baghdad railway is drawn.
- 1904 - Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal/chief-staff, dies at age 71.
- 1904 - Nikola Tesla, in Electrical World and Engineer, describes the process of the ball lightning formation.
- 1905 - Birth of Gilroy Roberts; US chief coin engraver (1948-64).
- 1907 - First radio broadcast of a musical composition is aired.
- 1908 - First ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica.
- 1908 - Birth of Sophie Stewart in Scotland; actress (As You Like It, Under the Red Robe).
- 1909 - Birth of Sutan Sjahrir; premier of Indonesia (1945-47).
- 1911 - Birth of Joseph Tomelty; actor/playwright (Bedevilled, Moby Dick, Melba).
- 1912 - Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes; reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
- 1912 - Spanish steamer Principe de Asturias sinks northeast of Spain, 500 die.
- 1914 - Birth of Joan Sterndale-Bennett in London, England; actress (Those Fantastic Flying Fools).
- 1917 - Birth of Virginia Christine in Stanton, Iowa, USA; actress (Tales of Wells Fargo).
- 1918 - Birth of Halsey S Colchester; British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest.
- 1918 - Birth of Ranga Sohoni; Indian cricket player (pace bowler of late 1940s average 101).
- 1920 - Birth of Delbert L Latta; American politician (Representative-Republican-Ohio, 1959-).
- 1920 - Birth of Leontine Kelly; first black female bishop (Methodist).
- 1920 - Birth of Virginia Christine; actress (Mrs Olson).
- 1921 - Birth of Berkley Bedell; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Iowa, 1975-).
- 1922 - Birth of Ebrahim Maka; Indian cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests 1952).
- 1922 - Birth of James Noble in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (Governor Gatling - Benson).
- 1922 - Birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini in Bologna, Italy; director (Teorema, Pigsty).
- 1923 - Montana and Nevada become first states to enact old age pension laws.
- 1924 - Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM.
- 1924 - Frank Carauna becomes first to bowl two successive perfect 300 games.
- 1924 - King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief.
- 1927 - 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property.
- 1927 - Birth of Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy in Richmond Hill, New York, USA; actor (Oscar/Jetman - He and She).
- 1929 - Birth of Joan Shawlee in Forest Hills, New York, USA; actress (Prehistoric Women).
- 1930 - Birth of Lorin Maazel in Neuilly, France; conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941).
- 1931 - Birth of Barry Tuckwell in Melbourne, Australia; horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68).
- 1931 - Mohandas Gandhi and British viceroy of India Lord Irwin sign pact.
- 1932 - Takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, is murdered.
- 1933 - Birth of Arlen Dean Snyder in Rice, Kansas, USA; actor (Trauma Center).
- 1933 - Germany's National Socialist Party wins majority in parliament (43.9 percent - 17.2 million votes).
- 1934 - Birth of James B Sikking in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Hill Street Blues, Star Trek III, Doogie Howser).
- 1934 - Mother-in-law's day first celebrated (Amarillo, Texas).
- 1935 - First premature baby health law in US (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1935 - Birth of Malcolm J Anderson; tennis champion (US Open-1957).
- 1935 - Birth of Philip K Chapman in Melbourne, Australia; astronaut (Apollo 14 support).
- 1936 - Birth of Dale Douglass in Wewoka, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open).
- 1936 - Birth of Dean Stockwell in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Quantum Leap, Blue Velvet).
- 1936 - Spitfire makes its first flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton).
- 1936 - French Foreign Minister Pierre Flandin tells British Anthony Eden that France will not act alone in the event of German violation of the Rhineland Zone.
- 1938 - Birth of Fred "Hammer" Williamson in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs), actor (Julia).
- 1938 - Birth of Paul Evans; singer/pedal guitarist (Damascus Road).
- 1939 - Birth of Charles Fuller; American writer (Zooman, Soldier Story).
- 1939 - Birth of Samantha Eggar in London, England; actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle).
- 1939 - Birth of Terry Curry; English multi-millionaire.
- 1940 - The Queen Elizabeth ocean liner arrives at New York, after secretly crossing the Atlantic, for safety away from England.
- 1940 - The Finland Government decides to accept peace terms of the Soviet Union.
- 1940 - Soviet Politburo accepts recommendation of NKVD to execute without charge about 11,000 Polish prisoners, due to being anti-Soviet with little chance of successful re-education.
- 1941 - Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel Prize 1927), dies at age 82.
- 1942 - Birth of Michael D[iamond] Resnick; sci-fi author (Sideshow, Eros Ascending).
- 1942 - Tito establishes third Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia.
- 1942 - Japanese troops march into Batavia.
- 1943 - The Gloster Meteor jet aircraft makes its first flight in the United Kingdom.
- 1943 - Anti-fascist strikes take place in Italy.
- 1943 - (evening) British Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris begins "The Battle of the Ruhr", with a major attack on Essen and its Krupps factories. About 438 bombers attack in several waves, with yellow, green, and red flares and bombs helping mark targets. Oboe and H2S navigation aids also help direct bombers to their target areas. 160 acres of the town are devastated. 450 more acres suffer extensive damage. 14 aircraft do not return to their bases.
- 1944 - Birth of Paul Sands in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian/actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St. Elsewhere).
- 1944 - Max Jacob, French writer, dies in German concentration camp at age 67.
- 1945 - Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands.
- 1945 - Birth of Randy Matson; American shot putter (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1945 - US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne.
- 1945 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1946 - Birth of Michael Warren in South Bend, Indiana, USA; actor (Bobby Hill - Hill Street Blues).
- 1946 - Birth of Rocky Bleier in Wisconsin, USA; NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1946 - Winston Churchill delivers a "Sinews of Peace" address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, USA. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended cross the continent..." first time said, generally considered to mark the start of the Cold War.
- 1947 - Alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at age 63.
- 1947 - Birth of Eddie Hodges in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; actor/singer (High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).
- 1948 - Birth of Eddy Grant in Guyana; reggae performer ("Electric Avenue").
- 1948 - Birth of Jacques Kloes; singer (Dizzy Man's Band).
- 1948 - Charles Prince, cricket player (5 and 1 in only Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1948 - US rocket flies record 4800kph to 126km height.
- 1949 - Donald Bradman plays his last innings in first-class cricket, gets 30.
- 1950 - Birth of Eugene Fodor in Turkey Creek, Colorado, USA; violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award).
- 1950 - Birth of Harvey Jacob Alperin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Cocktail).
- 1951 - Birth of Rodney Hogg; cricket player (prolific Australian wicket-taker 1978-84).
- 1952 - Birth of Alan Clark; keyboardist (Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing").
- 1953 - Birth of Russel D Feingold; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Wisconsin).
- 1953 - Birth of Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun; Russian Colonel/cosmonaut (TM-24).
- 1953 - Josef V Stalin, Soviet leader responsible for 11 million murders, dies at age 73.
- 1954 - Birth of Marsha Warfield; comedian/actress (Roz - Night Court).
- 1954 - Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at age 80.
- 1955 - Birth of Marcia McCabe; actress (Alice - One Life to Live).
- 1955 - Birth of Penn Jillette in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA; magician (Penn and Teller - Penn and Teller are Dead).
- 1955 - Elvis Presley's first TV appearance, on Louisiana Hayride show.
- 1956 - Movie King Kong is first televised.
- 1956 - Birth of Mark Handley; writer (Nell).
- 1956 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1957 - Birth of Mark E Smith; English rock vocalist (Fall - "Fall in a Hole").
- 1957 - Birth of Tim Holden; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Pennsylvania).
- 1957 - Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail party wins election in Ireland.
- 1958 - Birth of Andy Gibb in Manchester, England; singer/TV host (Solid Gold).
- 1958 - Birth of Bill Timoney; TV commercial actor (Addicted to Love).
- 1958 - Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1959 - Iran and US sign economic and military treaty.
- 1960 - World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Doreen Denny and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).
- 1960 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada).
- 1960 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Carol E Heiss (USA).
- 1960 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Alain Giletti (France).
- 1961 - Birth of Dan Stuart; US singer/songwriter ("Green on Red").
- 1961 - Birth of Zeke Mowatt; NFL tight end (New York Giants).
- 1962 - Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at age 82.
- 1962 - Birth of Robert L Curbeam Junior in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; astronaut (STS 85, sk-99).
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1963 - Birth of Eddo Brandes; cricket player (Zimbabwe Test pace bowler).
- 1963 - Cyril Smith, actor (Adventures of Sir Lancelot), dies at age 70.
- 1963 - Hawkshaw Hawkins, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), dies at age 41.
- 1963 - The Hula-Hoop toy is patented by Wham-O company co-founder Arthur "Spud" Melin.
- 1963 - Patsy Cline, country singer ("Crazy", "I Fall To Pieces"), dies in a plane crash at age 30.
- 1964 - Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Junior announces a baseball team is moving there.
- 1964 - Birth of Reggie Williams; NBA forward/guard (Denver Nuggets).
- 1964 - Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest.
- 1965 - Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - 75-MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die.
- 1966 - Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at age 76.
- 1966 - Birth of Greg Clark; Canadian Football League linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1966 - Birth of Michael Irvin; NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1966 - Birth of Tracy Kerdyk in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple).
- 1966 - Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19-metre indoor world record.
- 1966 - Enrique E Ecker, Curaçaos/US bacteriologist, dies at age 79.
- 1966 - Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the first full-time executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives.
- 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1967 - Birth of Nicole Boegman; Australian long jumper (Olympics-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at age 61 of a heart attack.
- 1967 - Mohammed H Mossadeq, premier of Persia (1951-53), dies.
- 1968 - Birth of Marq Mellor in Long Island, New York, USA; field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Roman Phifer; linebacker (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1968 - Birth of Shjon Podein in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1968 - US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun.
- 1969 - Gold reaches record high US$47 per ounce in Paris, France.
- 1969 - Gustav Heinemann elected President of Federal Republic of Germany.
- 1970 - Three SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th Steet in New York City, New York.
- 1970 - Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect.
- 1971 - Birth of Amy Peistrup-Matthews in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Old Orchard-17-1995).
- 1971 - Birth of Brian Hunter in Portland, Oregon, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Chad Fonville in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA; infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1971 - Birth of James Roberson; WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Jose Mercedes in El Seybo, Dominican Republic; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1971 - Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at age 71.
- 1972 - Birth of Brandon Hamilton; Canadian Football League cornerback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1972 - Birth of Brian Grant; NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings).
- 1972 - Birth of Tom Hipsz; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1972 - Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis leaves communist party.
- 1973 - Birth of Nicole Pratt in Mackay, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures Australia).
- 1973 - Birth of Paul Lieftink; Dutch soccer player (NAC, Spakenburg).
- 1973 - Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at age 45.
- 1974 - Billy Dewolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at age 67.
- 1974 - Birth of Brad Schumacher; American 400 metre/800 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Hans Bond; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1974 - Birth of Kevin Connolly; actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus).
- 1975 - The Homebrew Computer Club, an early computer hobbyist club in Silicon Valley, meets for the first time. Its members include several future high-profile hackers and IT entrepreneurs, including the founders of Apple Inc.
- 1975 - Birth of Chris Silverwood; cricket player (England Test pace bowler versus Zimbabwe 1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Niki Taylor; model (Elle, Marie Claire).
- 1976 - Birth of Adriana Serra-Zanetti in Modena, Italy; tennis star (1995 Moscow semi-finals).
- 1976 - British pound sterling falls below US$2 for first time.
- 1977 - Birth of Bryan Berard; NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics-1998, New York Islanders).
- 1977 - Birth of Natalie Bevins; Miss West Virginia-USA (1997).
- 1978 - Birth of Kimberly McCullough in Bellflower, California; actress (Robin - General Hospital).
- 1978 - Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- 1979 - NASA's Voyager I space probe makes its closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles).
- 1980 - Jay Silverheels, American actor (Tonto - Lone Ranger), dies at age 60 (born 1912).
- 1980 - Winifred Wagner-William, German World Festival organizer, dies at age 82.
- 1980 - Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49.
- 1981 - World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain).
- 1981 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and Igor Lisovski (USSR).
- 1981 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Hartfoed won by Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
- 1981 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA).
- 1981 - Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at age 64.
- 1981 - Paul Horbiger, actor (3rd Man), dies at age 86.
- 1982 - Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners.
- 1982 - John Belushi, American actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live), dies of drug overdose at age 33 (born 1949).
- 1982 - Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on planet Venus, sends back data.
- 1982 - Birth of Daniel Carter; New Zealand rugby player.
- 1983 - New South Wales beats Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield.
- 1983 - Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Conservative) in public elections.
- 1984 - Michael Sklar, California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at age 39.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that city may use public money for Nativity scene.
- 1984 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at age 68 (born 1915).
- 1984 - William Powell, American actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at age 91 (born 1892).
- 1984 - Iran accuses Iraq of using chemical weapons.
- 1984 - Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi orders Operation Blue Star to flush out separatist militants from Harimandir Sahib, the most sacred shrine of Sikhism.
- 1984 - Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at age 85.
- 1985 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy is first to score 50 goals in eight straight seasons.
- 1986 - Teddy Hoad, cricket player (West Indian captain 1930), dies.
- 1989 - 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$37,002,000.
- 1989 - Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266.
- 1989 - Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 metre indoor (8:03.82).
- 1990 - Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at age 75.
- 1990 - Gloria Carter Spann, President Carter's sister, dies at age 63 from cancer.
- 1991 - August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at age 92.
- 1991 - Iraq repeals its annexation of Kuwait.
- 1991 - Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at age 109.
- 1992 - Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 82.
- 1992 - Yevgeny Yevstigneev, Russian actor (Welcome Kosta), dies at age 65.
- 1993 - The ABC TV network debuts the series Where I Live.
- 1993 - A Macedonian Palair F-100 on a flight to Zurich crashes shortly after take-off from Skopje killing 83 of the 97 people on board.
- 1993 - Florida Marlins beat Houston Astros 12-8 in their first spring training game.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Swing Kids to theaters in the US.
- 1993 - Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash.
- 1994 - Abdullah Al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962-67), dies.
- 1994 - Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship.
- 1994 - Largest milkshake: 1,955 gallons of chocolate, in Nelspruit, South Africa.
- 1994 - PBA National Championship won by David Traber.
- 1994 - Paul Vincze, medallist, dies at age 86.
- 1994 - A gunman takes eight people hostage in the Salt Lake City Public Library in Utah.
- 1995 - 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins.
- 1995 - Estonia Centrumlinkse Coalition party wins parliamentary election.
- 1995 - Graves of czar Nicholas and family found in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 1995 - Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26).
- 1995 - Marguerite Kelsey, English painter/sculptor model (Haunting), dies at age 86.
- 1995 - Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at age 82.
- 1995 - Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at age 51 (born 1943).
- 1996 - Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1996 - Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed, President of Bangladesh (1975), dies.
- 1996 - Death of Whit Bissell at age 86 from Parkinson's; character actor, supporting actor (over 33 years in TV, Bachelor Father, Time Tunnel).
- 1997 - Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie Wells selected for American Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1998 - NASA announces that the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon has found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.
- 2002 - MTV begins airing The Osbournes reality television show followed the daily activities of rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
- 2003 - The Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-4 margin, upholds California's "three strikes and you're out" law.
- 2003 - Beginning of annual two-week session of the National People's Congress in China.
- 2003 - France, Russia, and Germany announce they will not support a United Nations resolution authorizing use of force against Iraq.
- 2006 - The 2006 Academy Awards are held, with film Crash winning Best Picture.
- 2007 - Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Freedom cruise ship (110,000 gross tons, 2974 passengers) is officially named in Venice, Italy, and makes its maiden voyage, a 12-day Mediterranean cruise.
- 2007 - (to March 15) The 2007 National People's Congress is held in Beijing, China. The Property Law of the People's Republic of China is officially adopted.
- 2008 - Russian energy company Gazprom restores gas supplies to Naftogaz in the Ukraine.
- 2008 - In Germany, members of the Verdi union stage a work strike, grounding flights at airports.
- 2008 - A large meteor fireball over southern Ontario, Canada is captured on video by The Physics and Astronomy Department at Western.
- 2008 - Death of Joseph Weizenbaum at age 85 of stomach cancer; computer scientist, MIT professor (creator of Eliza psychotherapist software in 1966).
- 2009 - The Bank of England announces it will create 75 billion pounds (US$106 billion) of new money in an attempt to revive lending and the economy. Chancellor Alistair Darling gives the bank permission to extend this to up to 150 billion pounds. The central bank also reduces lending interest rates from 1 precent to a new record low of 0.5 percent.
- 2010 - Buena Vista releases the film Alice in Wonderland to theaters.
- 2012 - India's commerce ministry bans exports of cotton; India is the world's second-largest exporter of cotton.
- 2013 - Death of Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (born 1954).
- 2014 - Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, severs diplomatic and political ties with Panama, accusing Panama of being involved in a conspiracy against the Venezuelan government.
- 2019 - A second case of sustained remission from HIV is reported, ten years after the Berlin Patient.
- 2022 - An expedition aboard SA Agulhas II locates Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance 3008m underwater off Antarctica, which sunk in the Weddell Sea in 1915. The Endurance22 expedition was led by Dr. John Shears, with a team of 64 people, and crew of 46.
- 2023 - General election in Estonia. Reform Party led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas 31% of votes and 37 seats of 101, EKRE 16% and 17 seats, Centre Party 15% and 16 seats.
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