Historical Events
Dark Side of the Moon
Mar 1 Harvest (UK) and Capitol Records (US) release Pink Floyd's 8th studio album "Dark Side of the Moon"; it stays on Billboard Top 200 Album charts for most of the next 14 years, selling over 50 million copies worldwide
- Mar 1 Robyn Smith rides North Sea to victory in the Paumanok Handicap at Aqueduct Race Track in NYC to become the first American female jockey to win a stakes race
- Mar 2 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum
- Mar 3 Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer's musical "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater, NYC, after 31 performances
- Mar 4 15th Grammy Awards: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face, America
- Mar 5 Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
- Mar 6 In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 HRs & knocks in 7 RBIs)
- Mar 7 Comet (Lubos) Kohoutek discovered at Hamburg Observatory
Election of Interest
Mar 7 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League wins election in Bangladesh
Event of Interest
Mar 8 Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest and US longest, opens 60km west of Denver, Colorado
Music History
Mar 8 Paul & Linda McCartney are fined £100 for growing cannabis
- Mar 8 The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) undertakes its first operation in Great Britain, planting four car bombs in London. Ten members of PIRA are later arrested at Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the country.
- Mar 8 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Mar 10 20th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Maryland, 76-74
- Mar 10 Morocco adopts constitution
- Mar 12 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In last airs on NBC-TV
- Mar 13 "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 605 performances
- Mar 13 Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St NYC
- Mar 13 Syria adopts constitution
Event of Interest
Mar 14 Future US senator John McCain is released after spending over five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp
- Mar 14 Liam Cosgrave appointed president of Ireland
- Mar 16 OPEC discusses raising prices to offset decline of U.S. dollar value
British History
Mar 17 Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge
Iran Nationalizes its Oil
Mar 17 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and a consortium of Western firms led by British Petroleum agree to the formal nationalization of Iran's oil industry in return for an assured 20-year supply of Iranian oil
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mar 20 Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Roberto Clemente elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash
- Mar 21 First Met Gala held with a theme - honoring designer Balenciaga, in New York
Sports History
Mar 21 Montreal Canadiens' left wing Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHL player to score 500 goals
Event of Interest
Mar 21 White House Counsel John Dean tells US President Richard Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
- Mar 24 Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA professional wrestling champ
- Mar 24 Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
- Mar 24 San Francisco 49er president Lou Spadia proposes the NFL expands to 30 teams
- Mar 25 27th Tony Awards: "That Championship Season" (play) and "A Little Night Music" (musical) win
- Mar 25 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52, Immaculata 1st undefeated team in New York
Sports History
Mar 26 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; Bruins' 7th straight title; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP for 2nd consecutive year
- Mar 26 Susan Shaw is first woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange
- Mar 26 TV soap opera "The Young & the Restless" premieres on CBS
Academy Awards
Mar 27 45th Academy Awards: "The Godfather", Marlon Brando & Liza Minnelli win; Brando declines the Oscar for Best Actor to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film, in a speech by activist Sacheen Littlefeather [1]
- Mar 27 Dennis Amiss out for 99 v Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
Music History
Mar 27 Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) stopped for speeding and found in possession of LSD
Sports History
Mar 29 Boston Celtic Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP
America’s Agony Is Over: Vietnam War Ends
Mar 29 US troops leave Vietnam, 9 yrs after Tonkin Resolution
Sports History
Mar 31 American tennis star Billie Jean King ends Australian Margaret Court's 57-match winning streak 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in semi finals of the WTA event in Indianapolis, IN
Sports History
Mar 31 Muhammad Ali suffers a broken jaw in a shock split-points decision loss to Ken Norton over 12 rounds in San Diego; Ali wins rematch in another controversial split decision
- Mar 31 Philadelphia Flyers score an NHL record tying 8 goals from an astounding 60 shots in the 2nd period of a 10-2 win over New York Islanders
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ and producer (4 Strings), born in the Netherlands
- Mar 1 Chris Webber, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1997, 2000–2003; Washington Bullets/Wizards, Sacramento Kings) and broadcaster (NBA Gametime Live; TNT), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 1 Jack Davenport, English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean), born in London, England
- Mar 2 Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball forward (FIBA World Cup 1998 [MVP], 2002, Yugoslavia; EuroLeague Final Four MVP 2002, 03; Panathinaikos, FC Barcelona), born in Klek, Serbia
- Mar 2 Paul Popowich, actor (Tommy Tricker & Stamp Traveler)
- Mar 2 Trevor Sinclair, English soccer winger (12 caps; Blackpool, West Ham, QPR, Manchester City), born in Dulwich, England
- Mar 3 Cory Raymer, NFL center (Washington Redskins)
- Mar 3 James Dexter, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
- Mar 3 Jim Mills, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
- Mar 3 Matthew Marsden, British actor (Atlas Shrugged; Coronation Street, 1997-98), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
- Mar 3 Romāns Vainšteins, Latvian cyclist
- Mar 3 Tisha Venturini, American soccer midfielder (134 caps; Olympic gold 1996; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1999; North Carolina Tar Heels), born in Modesto California
- Mar 3 Winslow Oliver, running back (Carolina Panthers)
- Mar 4 Jasper Somsen, Dutch jazz double bassist, composer and producer, born in was born Bennekom, Netherlands
- Mar 4 Len Wiseman, American director (Underworld, Total Recall), born in Fremont, California
- Mar 4 Penny Mordaunt, English politician (Leader of the UK House of Commons 2022-), born in Torquay, England
- Mar 4 Phillip Daniels, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
- Mar 5 Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis star (1995 Futures Australia), born in Mackay, Queensland
- Mar 5 Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer
- Mar 6 Greg Ostertag, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
- Mar 6 Michael Finley, NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks)
- Mar 6 Terry Adams, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Mobile, Alabama
- Mar 7 Ray Parlour, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Romford, England
- Mar 7 Sébastien Izambard, French operatic pop singer (Il Divo), born in Paris, France
- Mar 8 Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Gathering), born in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
- Mar 8 Boris Kodjoe, Austrian model
- Mar 8 Justin Thompson, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Kurt Mollekens, Belgian racing car driver
- Mar 9 David Prinosil, German tennis star (1995 ATP Newport), born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Matteo Salvini (51 years old)
Mar 9 Italian politician (Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, 2018-19, & 2022-), born in Milan, Italy
- Mar 10 Chris Sutton, English soccer striker, manager, broadcaster (1 cap; Blackburn Rovers, Celtic; BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sport.), born in Nottingham, England
- Mar 10 Eva Herzigova, Czech supermodel (Guess Jeans, Wonderbra), born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia
- Mar 10 John LeCompt, American hard rock guitarist (Evanescence, 2002-07 - "Lithium"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Mar 10 Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
- Mar 11 Martin Hiden, Austrian footballer
- Mar 11 Mike Mihelic, CFL offensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Mar 11 Sammie Brennan, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
- Mar 11 Tony Veland, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Mar 12 Gabriel Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (9 caps; Sydney Olympic, St. George FC), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mar 13 Bobby Jackson, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Salisbury, North Carolina
- Mar 13 Dan Wilkinson, American NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Mar 13 David Draiman, American musician and songwriter (Disturbed), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 13 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
- Mar 14 Chris Sullivan, American NFL defensive end (New England Patriots), born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
- Mar 16 Brant Bjork, American rock drummer (Kyuss) and guitarist (Stoner), born in Redlands, California
- Mar 16 Zef Eisenberg, British ultra-speed racer (world's fastest motorbike on sand 201.5mph; fastest wheel powered vehicle 210.33mph) and founder Maximuscle, born in London, England (d. 2020)
- Mar 17 Amelia Heinle, American actress (Loving, The Young and the Restless), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Mar 17 Caroline Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, drummer, and bodhrán player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- Mar 17 Jerome Woods, American football safety (Pro Bowl 2003; KC Chiefs), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 18 Luci Christian, American voice actress
- Mar 18 Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
- Mar 18 Max Barry, Australian author
- Mar 18 Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Mar 19 John Michels, American NFL tackle, 1996-99 (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI, Philadelphia Eagles), and radiologist, born in La Jolla, California
- Mar 19 Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Australian actress (Baywatch), born in Mount Isa, Australia
- Mar 20 Cedric Yarbrough, American actor (Speechless), born in Burnsville, Minnesota
- Mar 20 Christopher Heinz, American businessman and son of Teresa Heinz
- Mar 20 Jane March, English actress (The Lover), born in Edgeware, England
- Mar 20 Jung Woo-sung, South Korean actor (Beat), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Mar 20 Nico Boje, South African cricketer (South African ODI left-arm spinner), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Mar 20 Norman Tome, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Mar 20 Ronna McDaniel, American political strategist, RNC Chair (2017-24), born in Austin, Texas
- Mar 21 Ananda Lewis, American model and television personality, born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 21 Jerry Supiran, American child actor (Small Wonder - "Jamie"), born in Arcadia, California
- Mar 21 Larry Bowie, American NFL running back, 1996-99 (Washington Redskins), born in Anniston, Alabama
- Mar 21 Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
- Mar 22 Alex Padilla, American politician (Senator-D-Ca 2021-), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 22 Beverley Knight, English soul singer ("Shoulda Woulda Coulda") and musical theatre actress, born in Wolverhampton, England
- Mar 22 Dax Griffin, American actor (Tim Truman-Sunset Beach, Ant Man), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mar 22 Joe Nedney, American NFL kicker (Arizona Cardinals), born in San Jose, California
- Mar 22 Luther Elliss, American NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions), born in Mancos, Colorado
- Mar 23 Jason Kidd, American Basketball HOF point guard (Olympic gold 2000, 08; NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; 10×NBA All-Star; 5×All-NBA First Team) and coach (Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavs), born in San Francisco, California
- Mar 23 Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
- Mar 23 Naoko Sawamatsu, Nishinomiya Japan, tennis star (1994 Singapore)
- Mar 23 Rob Lazeo, CFL offensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Mar 23 Stefon Harris, American jazz vibraphonist (The Grand Unification Theory; The Classical Jazz Quartet), born in Albany, New York
- Mar 23 Wim Eyckmans, Belgian racing driver
- Mar 24 David Moravec, hockey forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
- Mar 24 Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer (Lyon), born in Lublin, Poland
Jim Parsons (51 years old)
Mar 24 American actor (The Big Bang Theory), born in Houston, Texas
- Mar 24 Josh Lakatos, trap shooter (Olympic silver 1996), born in Pasadena, California
- Mar 24 Philippe Boucher, Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
- Mar 25 Anders Fridén, Swedish singer ("In Flames"), born in Askim, Sweden
- Mar 25 Andrei Nikolishin, Vorkuta Russia, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
- Mar 25 Anthony Barness, English footballer
- Mar 25 Bob Sura, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Mar 25 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints)
Larry Page (51 years old)
Mar 26 American computer scientist and businessman (co-founded Google with Sergey Brin), born in East Lansing, Michigan
- Mar 26 Matt Burke, Australian rugby union fullback who played 81 Tests; NSW Waratahs; Eastwood RFC) and broadcaster (Network 10), born in Sydney, Australia
- Mar 26 T.R. Knight, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mar 28 Andrew Whittall, cricketer (cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996)
- Mar 28 Eddie Fatu, Samoan professional wrestler
- Mar 29 Brad Bridgewater, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m backstroke 1996), born in Charleston, West Virginia
- Mar 29 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands
- Mar 30 DJ AM [Adam Goldstein], American DJ and musician, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- Mar 30 Jan Koller, Czech footballer, born in Prague, Czechoslavakia
- Mar 30 Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American 100m athlete and long jumper, born in Ithaca, New York
- Mar 30 Matthew Pritchard, Welsh Stuntman and celebrity chef, born in Cardiff, Wales
Famous Deaths
- Mar 2 Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, assassinated
- Mar 3 Vera Panova, Russian author and journalist (Sputniki), dies at 67
- Mar 4 (Calvin) "Scotty" Stoneman, American bluegrass fiddler (The Stoneman Family; The Kentucky Colonels), dies of anti-alcoholism medication overdose at 50
- Mar 4 Samuel Tolansky, British scientist and expert on spectroscopy (b. 1907)
- Mar 5 Michael Jeffery, British music manager (The Animials; Jimi Hendrix), dies in a mid-air plane collision over France at 39)
- Mar 5 Rupert Crosse, American actor, 1st African-American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award (The Reivers), dies of lung cancer at 45
- Mar 6 Paul Kletzki [Paweł Klecki], Polish-Swiss violinist, composer, and conductor, dies during orchestral rehearsal at 72
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)
Mar 6 American author (The Good Earth - Nobel Prize for Literature, 1938), and humanitarian, dies of lung cancer at 80
- Mar 7 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian World War I fighter ace known as the "Eagle of Flanders" with 11 known kills and 19 unconfirmed, dies at 78
- Mar 8 Gordon Leggat, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 50; Canterbury), dies at 46
- Mar 8 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), dies of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 27
- Mar 10 Eugene 'Bull' Connor, American segregationist (b. 1897)
- Mar 10 Richard Sharples, British politician, Governor of Bermuda (1972-73), assassinated in office at 56
- Mar 12 Esther Williamson Ballou, American organist, composer and educator, dies at 57
Frankie Frisch (1898-1973)
Mar 12 American Baseball HOF infielder (3 x MLB All-Star; 4 x World Series; NL MVP 1931; NY Giants, St.L Cardinals) and manager (St.L Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), dies at 74
- Mar 12 Manuel Rojas, Chilean writer (Hijo de Ladron), dies at 77
- Mar 13 Stacy Harris, Canadian born actor (NOPD, Doorway to Danger), dies at 54
- Mar 14 Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (Harvard Mark I computer), dies at 73
- Mar 14 Murat B. "Chic" Young, US comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72
- Mar 14 Rafael Godoy, Colombian composer, dies at 65
- Mar 16 Carl Benton Reid, American actor (Pressure Point, In a Lonely Place), dies at 79
- Mar 17 Geertruida Magdelena Wilhelmina Bakker, Dutch actress (2 Orphans), dies at 81
- Mar 18 Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), dies at 82
- Mar 19 Brew Moore [Milton Aubrey Moore], American jazz saxophonist, dies from injuries sustained in fall down a flight of stairs at 48
- Mar 21 Antoni Szałowski, Polish-French composer (The Resurrection of Lazarus; 2 Pieces for Ondes Martenot), dies of a heart attack at 65
- Mar 23 Ken Maynard, American stuntman and actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies of stomach cancer at 77
- Mar 25 Edward Steichen, Luxembourgish-American photographer (The Family of Man), dies at 93
- Mar 26 Don Messer, Canadian folk fiddler, and television host (Jubilee, 1959-73), dies of a heart attack at 63
- Mar 26 George Sisler, American Baseball HOF first baseman (AL MVP 1922; AL batting champion 1920, 22 St. Louis Browns) and manager (St. Louis Browns 1924–26), dies at 80
- Mar 26 Johnny Drake, American football running back who was First-team All-Pro 1940; 3 × NFL All-Star, Cleveland Rams, dies at 56
Noël Coward (1899-1973)
Mar 26 English playwright (Hay Fever; Private Lives), director (In Which We Serve -1942 Academy Award), actor and singer, dies of heart failure at 73
- Mar 26 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, dies at 67
- Mar 27 Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, dies at 72
- Mar 27 Michael Kalatozov, Russian director and cinematographer (When the Cranes Fly), dies at 69
- Mar 28 Hakuun Yasutani, Zen teacher/co-founder (Sanbo Kyodan), dies
- Mar 29 Melville Cooper, English stage and screen character actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood; Father of the Bride), dies of cancer at 76 [1]
- Mar 31 Kurt Thomas, German composer, dies at 68
