Historical Events
Cricket Record
Mar 1 Australian cricketing brothers Ian (145) and Greg Chappell (162no) record 264 partnership in 1st Test draw vs New Zealand at Wellington; Ian (121) and Greg (133) double up with centuries in 2nd innings
Music Concert
Mar 1 George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November
Historic Publication
Mar 1 Physicist Stephen Hawking publishes his landmark paper "Black hole explosions" introducing idea of 'Hawking radiation' the idea black holes are not truly black because they omit heat [1]
- Mar 1 Watergate grand jury indicts 7 presidential aides
Grammy Awards
Mar 2 16th Grammy Awards: Roberta Flack Best Record - "Killing Me Softly", Stevie Wonder Best Album - "Innervisions"
- Mar 2 1st class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents
- Mar 2 Australian cricket batsman Greg Chappell makes 247no in drawn 1st Test vs NZ in Wellington; also hits 133 in 2nd innings; brother Ian 145 and 121 also scores twin centuries
Event of Interest
Mar 2 Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up
- Mar 3 Lawrence Hurwit and Lee Goldsmith's musical "Sextet" starring Dixie Carter, opens at Bijou Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances
- Mar 3 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes in the Ermenonville Forest outside Paris, killing all 346 people onboard
- Mar 4 David Hares' "Knuckle" premieres in London
- Mar 4 Educational series "The Letter People" debuts on KETC-TV (PBS) in St. Louis, Missouri
Event of Interest
Mar 4 Harold Wilson replaces resigning Edward Heath as British premier
- Mar 5 "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 740 performances
- Mar 5 First performance in 3,000 years of world's oldest known song "Hymn to Nikkal" a 3,400 year old Hurrian hymn to moon god Nikkal from Ugarit in Syria, played at Berkeley University by Anne Kilmer and Richard Crocker [1]
- Mar 5 Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot
- Mar 6 "Over Here!" musical written by Richard & Robert Sherman opens at Shubert Theater, NYC for 341 performances (top-grossing production 1974)
- Mar 6 An unnamed Italian industrialist loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette over 5 hours in Monte Carlo Casino
- Mar 6 Australian cricketing brothers Ian (145 & 121) and Greg Chappell (247no and 133) score unique twin centuries in drawn 1st Test vs New Zealand in Wellington
- Mar 7 "USS Monitor", Union Ship sunk in 1862 during US Civil War, restored at Cape Hatteras
- Mar 7 1st general strike in Ethiopia
- Mar 8 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France
- Mar 9 21st ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Maryland, 103-100 (OT)
One-Man War Finally Ends
Mar 9 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in the Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended
- Mar 10 Christian Democrats win Belgium parliamentary election
- Mar 10 Lawrence Hurwit and Lee Goldsmith's musical "Sextet" starring Dixie Carter, closes at Bijou Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
- Mar 10 Lawrence Rowe completes 302 v Eng Bridgetown, 36 fours 1 six
- Mar 11 Mount Etna in Sicily erupted
- Mar 11 Rhino Store gives people 5 cents to take home Danny Bonaduce's Album
- Mar 13 Glenn Turner scores twin tons for NZ's 1st win against Aust
- Mar 15 Brazilian president Garastazu Médici resigns
- Mar 16 1st performance at new Grand Ole Opry House at Opryland in Nashville
- Mar 16 Both Wales (12-16 v England) and France (6-19 v Scotland) lose their final round matches handing Ireland their 8th Five Nations Rugby Championship
- Mar 18 Most Arab oil producing nations end embargo against US
- Mar 19 Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour
- Mar 20 "The Super Cops" directed by Gordon Parks premieres in NYC, New York
- Mar 21 Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall
- Mar 23 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beat Mississippi College 68-53 in Manhattan, Kansas
- Mar 24 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette, 76-64; Wolfpack first title; first tournament officially designated as a Division I championship
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mar 25 9th Academy of Country Music Awards: Charlie Rich and Loretta Lynn win
Butterfly
Mar 25 Barbra Streisand records the album "Butterfly"
- Mar 25 Chipko forest conservation movement begins in Reni Village, Western Himalayas, India, when local woman Gaura Devi hugs a tree to prevent its logging [1]
Boxing Title Fight
Mar 26 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2nd round for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing titles in Caracas, Venezuela
- Mar 26 Romanian communist party names party leader Ceausescu president
- Mar 28 Rock group Raspberries breakup
Terracotta Army Discovered
Mar 29 Chinese farmers discover the Terracotta Army near Xi'an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of China's 1st emperor, Qin Shi Huang
The Great Gatsby
Mar 29 Film adaption of "The Great Gatsby" starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow with costumes by Ralph Lauren first released
- Mar 29 Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos
- Mar 30 128th Grand National: Brian Fletcher aboard Red Rum wins for the 2nd consecutive year; horse goes on to win 1977 race for 3 GN victories; Fletcher's record 3rd GN win
Sports History
Mar 31 American golfer Lee Trevino goes bogey-free for the full 4 rounds as he wins the Greater New Orleans Open by 8 strokes from Bobby Cole and Ben Crenshaw
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Joachim Trier, Danish born Norwegian film director (The Worst Person in the World), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mar 1 Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Zack-Saved by the Bell)
- Mar 1 Stephen Davis, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1999, 2000, 03; Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Mar 2 Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and broadcaster (World C'ship gold 200m freestyle 1991; Olympic silver 800m, bronze 400m 1992), born in Brisbane, Australia
- Mar 3 David Faustino, actor (I Had 3 Wives, Bud-Married With Children), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 3 Jared Rushton, actor (Big, Honey I Shrank the Kids)
- Mar 3 Paula Malai Ali, Malaysian-Bruneian TV Presenter and Actress
- Mar 4 Ariel Ortega, Argentine footballer (Valencia), born in Ledesma, Argentina
- Mar 4 Karol Kučera, Slovak tennis player (Hopman Cup 1998; World #6 1998), born in Bratislava Slovakia
- Mar 4 Tommy Phelps, American baseball player
- Mar 4 Vortex [Simen Hestnæs], Norwegian heavy metal vocalist (Arcturus), born in Oslo, Norway
- Mar 5 Brad Schumacher, American 400m/800m freesytyle (Olympic gold 1996)
Eva Mendes (50 years old)
Mar 5 American actress (Training Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious), born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 5 Jens Jeremies, German footballer
Kevin Connolly (50 years old)
Mar 5 American actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus), born in Patchogue, New York
- Mar 5 Matt Lucas, English comedian (Little Britain), born in London, England
- Mar 6 Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter (Elbow) and presenter (BBC 6 Music), born in Bury, Lancashire. England
- Mar 6 Sebastian Siegel, British-American actor (Lost, Hawaii Five-0), born in Oxford, England
- Mar 6 Sônia Guajajara, Brazilian indigenous activist and politician (1st indigenous person on a presidential ticket in Brazil), born in Araribóia Indigenous Land, Brazil [1]
- Mar 7 Facundo Sava, Argentine footballer and manager, born in Ituzaingó, Argentina
- Mar 7 Hugo Ferreira, Portuguese-American rock singer-songwriter (Tantric), born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola
- Mar 7 Jenna Fischer, American actress (The Office), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Mar 7 Larry Bagby, American actor and musician (Buffy the Vampire Slyer), born in Marysville, California
- Mar 7 Tobias Menzies, English actor (Outlander, The Crown), born in London, England
- Mar 8 Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Mar 8 Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
- Mar 9 Mark Harrity, Australian cricketer (promising South Aust left-arm fast bowler), born in Semaphore, South Australia
- Mar 11 Adam Wakeman, British session and touring rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Black Sabbath; Rick Wakeman; Headspace), and television score composer, born in Windsor, England
- Mar 11 Billy Granville, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Mar 11 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
- Mar 11 Jon Dalton, American television personality - the infamous "Jonny Fairplay" from the 7th and 16th season of Survivor
- Mar 13 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player (Australian Open 1999 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 13 Vampeta [Marcos André Batista dos Santos], Brazilian footballer, born in Nazaré, Bahia, Brazil
- Mar 14 Grace Park, American-Canadian actress (Hawaii Five-0), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 14 Justine Joyce, Australian rower (World C'ship gold LW2- 1997), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Mar 15 Imad Baba, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Humble, Texas
- Mar 15 John "Beatz" Holohan, American drummer (Bayside), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2005)
- Mar 15 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California
Vaughan Gething (50 years old)
Mar 15 Welsh first minister (2024-) Labour and Co-operative politician, born in Usaka, Zambia
- Mar 16 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
- Mar 16 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
- Mar 16 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Mar 17 John Hall, American NFL placekicker (NY Jets), born in Port Charlotte, Florida
- Mar 17 Mark Dolan, English comedian and TV show host (Balls of Steel), born in London, England
- Mar 18 Torrian Gray, American NFL football safety, 1997-99 (Minnesota Vikings), and collegiate coach, born in Bartow, Florida
- Mar 19 John Coppinger, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in El Paso, Texas
- Mar 19 Vida Guerra, Cuban-American swimsuit model
- Mar 20 Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish writer
- Mar 20 Paula Garces, Colombian actress
- Mar 21 Jose Clayton, Tunisian footballer
- Mar 21 Laura Allen, American actress
- Mar 22 Marcus Camby, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Mar 22 Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer and coach, born in Antwerp, Belgium
- Mar 22 Tuomas Gronman, Finnish NHL defenceman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Pitts), born in Viitasaari, Finland
- Mar 23 Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
- Mar 23 Randall Park, American comedian, writer, and actor (Fresh Off the Boat), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 23 Scott Galyon, linebacker (NY Giants)
Alyson Hannigan (50 years old)
Mar 24 American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, How I met Your Mother), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 24 Chad Butler, American Christian rock drummer (Switchfoot - "Mess Of Me"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Mar 24 Terry Killens, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
- Mar 25 Finley Quaye, Scottish reggae singer and musician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mar 25 Lark Voorhies [Holloway], American actress (Saved By The Bell - "Lisa"), and author, born in Nashville, Tennesee
- Mar 26 Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player who won 6 WTA, 5 ITF titles; World #7 1997, born in Bucharest, Romania
- Mar 26 Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey center who won Olympic gold 2002; Buffalo Sabres, NY Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 27 Aubrey Haynie, American bluegrass fiddler, mandolin player, and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida
- Mar 27 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish soccer midfielder who played 40 internationals; Valencia CF 230 games, born in Bilbao, Spain
- Mar 27 Russ Haas, American professional wrestler, born in Edmond, Oklahoma (d. 2001)
- Mar 28 K C Jones, NFL center (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Mar 28 Mark King, English snooker player
- Mar 28 Scott Mills, British radio disc jockey
- Mar 29 Alex Cuba [Alexis Puentes], Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter (Mendó), born in Artemisa, Cuba
- Mar 29 Kristoffer Cusick, American actor
- Mar 29 Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain
- Mar 30 Martin Love, Australian cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman, Aust 1995), born in Mundubbera, Australia
- Mar 31 Benjamin Eicher, Swiss film director
- Mar 31 Carol Ann Plante, actress (Sara Henderson-Harry & the Hendersons)
- Mar 31 Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Famous Deaths
- Mar 1 Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (Moanin'), dies of cirrhosis, at 38
- Mar 1 Jos de Haes, Flemish philologist & poet (Azuren Holte), dies at 53
- Mar 1 Larry Doyle, American baseball second baseman (NL MVP 1912, NL batting champion 1915; NY Giants), dies of tuberculosis at 87
- Mar 2 Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. 1948)
- Mar 3 Barbara Ruick, American actress (Carousel; Fearless Fagan), and singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies of an aneurysm at 43
- Mar 3 Frank Wilcox, American actor (Beverly Hillbillies), dies from a heart attack at 66
- Mar 4 Adolph Gottlieb, American painter, dies at 71
- Mar 4 Mihail Andricu, Romanian pianist, composer, violinist, and music professor (Bucharest Conservatory, 1926-59), dies at 79
- Mar 5 Billy De Wolfe, American character actor (Good Morning World), dies of lung cancer at 67
- Mar 5 Sol Hurok, American theatrical impresario, dies at 85
- Mar 7 Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer and actor (b. 1906)
- Mar 8 Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56
- Mar 8 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer considered one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret (My Fair Lady), dies from a heart attack at 56
- Mar 9 Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr, American pharmacologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1971 for discovering mechanisms of the action of hormones), dies at 58
- Mar 9 Harry Womack, American gospel and R&B singer and bassist (Womack Brothers; The Valentinos - "It's All Over Now"), stabbed to death by his girlfriend at 28
- Mar 10 June Harrison, actress (Land of the Lawless), dies at 48
- Mar 10 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), dies at 76
- Mar 12 Billy Fox, Protestant Dublin MP, assassinated
- Mar 12 George D. Sax, Drive-in bank and instant loan innovator. Owner of the Saxony Hotel. (b. 1904)
- Mar 13 Howard St John, American actor (Investigator, Dr Lewis-Hank), dies from a heart attack at 68
- Mar 13 Janos Prohaska, Hungarian actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at 54
- Mar 14 Alex Pompez, American Baseball HOF executive (owner NgL Cuban Stars [East] 1923-28; NY Cubans 1935-51), dies at 83
- Mar 16 Daniel Frank Gerber, American manufacturer of baby food, dies at 75
- Mar 17 Louis Kahn, Estonian-born American architect (Salk Institute), dies at 73
- Mar 17 [Robert] Carroll Nye, American actor (Gone With The Wind), dies at 72
- Mar 18 David Imboden, American silent film actor (King of Kings), muralist, and theater director, dies at 87
- Mar 19 Anne Klein, American fashion designer (Anne Klein II), dies at 50
- Mar 19 Edward Platt, American actor (Get Smart - "The Chief'; North By Northwest), dies of a heart attack at 58
- Mar 19 Hertha Kuusinen, Finnish communist politician (daughter of Otto Ville Kuusinen), dies at 70
- Mar 20 Chet Huntley, American newscaster (NBC Huntley-Brinkley Report), dies at 62
- Mar 20 [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, African American advocate in Virginia, dies at 83
- Mar 21 Candy Darling [James Slattery], American transgender actress (Flesh, Women in Revolt), dies at 29
- Mar 22 Peter Revson, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1971 runner-up; 2 x F1 GP wins), dies in testing accident for South African GP at 35
- Mar 24 Doris Deane [Dibble], American silent film actress (Stupid, But Brave), dies at 74
- Mar 24 Yoshida Isoya, Japanese architect (modern sukiya style), dies at 79
- Mar 25 Otto Waldis, Austrian actor (Unknown World; Whip Hand), dies at 72
- Mar 26 Edward Condon, American nuclear physicist (pioneer in quantum mechanics, involved in Manhattan Project), dies at 72
- Mar 28 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (That's Alright), dies of a heart attack at 68
- Mar 28 Dino Ciani, Italian pianist, dies in a car accident at 32
- Mar 28 Dorothy Fields, American singer (The Way You Look Tonight), dies at 68
- Mar 28 Francoise Rosay, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison), dies at 82
- Mar 29 Andrea Checchi, Italian actor (The Lady Without Camelias, Two Anonymous Letters), dies of periarthritis at 57
- Mar 29 Seton I. Miller, Hollywood screenwriter (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul), dies at 71
- Mar 30 Lodewijk Rogier, Dutch historian (Reborn in Freedom), dies at 79
- Mar 31 Andrea Checci, actress (2 Women, Assassin, Black Sunday), dies at 57
