Historical Events
Academy of Country Music Awards
Mar 1 11th Academy of Country Music Awards: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn win
PGA Players Championship
Mar 1 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Inverrary CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second TPC title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead
- Mar 2 Musical revue featuring song from the Harlem Renaissance "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 766 performances
- Mar 2 Walt Disney World logs its 50 millionth guest
- Mar 3 5 workers are killed by the police in a demonstration in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Mar 3 Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia
People's Choice Awards
Mar 4 2nd People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Carol Burnett win (TV)
- Mar 4 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio
- Mar 4 MLB's San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth
- Mar 5 British pound falls below $2 for 1st time
- Mar 6 23rd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Virginia beats North Carolina, 67-62
- Mar 6 European Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden won by John Curry (Great Britain)
- Mar 6 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS)
- Mar 6 Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina & Zaitsev (Soviet Union)
Sports History
Mar 6 In his 10th title defense, WBA light welterweight champion Antonio Cervantes of Colombia is beaten by 17-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benítez in a 15-round split decision in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Benitez youngest ever world champion
- Mar 6 Revival of Sidney Howard's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", closes at the Playhouse Theatre, NYC, after 23 performances
- Mar 6 Wales clinch their 7th Five Nations Rugby Championship title, 7th Grand Slam and 13th Triple Crown with a 19-13 win over France at the National Stadium, Cardiff
Sports History
Mar 6 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by American Dorothy Hamill
Sports History
Mar 14 Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race
- Mar 14 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Mar 15 Failed coup in Niger
Harold Wilson Resigns
Mar 16 British Prime Minister Harold Wilson announces his resignation
- Mar 17 4 Catholic civilians (including 2 children) are killed and twelve wounded when the Ulster Volunteer Force explode a car bomb at Hillcrest Bar, Dungannon
- Mar 17 Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried in the US after being convicted of murder in 1967 (sentence is upheld but overturned 1985)
- Mar 17 Malikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.76)
- Mar 17 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Historic Publication
Mar 20 American publishing heiress Patty Hearst convicted of armed robbery for her part in a 1974 California heist
- Mar 20 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.70)
- Mar 23 International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying)
Coup d'état
Mar 24 Argentine President Isabel Martínez de Perón is deposed in a military coup headed by Jorge Rafael Videla
- Mar 25 Argentine military junta bans leftist political parties
Music History
Mar 25 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "My Fair Lady" opens at St James Theater, later transferring to the Lunt-Fontaine, NYC; runs for 377 performances
Music History
Mar 25 Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, and Sherman Yellen's musical "Rex", starring Nicol Williamson and Glenn Close, opens at Lunt-Fontaine Theater, NYC; runs for 48 performances
- Mar 26 AL approves purchase of Toronto franchise by LaBatt Brewing for $7M
Event of Interest
Mar 26 Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment
- Mar 26 Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album
- Mar 27 Washington, D.C. underground Metro opens
- Mar 28 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64 at Pennsylvania State University
- Mar 29 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan, 86-68; first time 2 teams from same conference (Big Ten) play in title game
Academy Awards
Mar 29 48th Academy Awards: "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", its stars Jack Nicholson & Louise Fletcher, and director Miloš Forman win
- Mar 29 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State University students in 1970
- Mar 30 Israel kills 6 Palestinians protesting land confiscation
- Mar 31 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Jazz, 110-101 in New Orleans to clinch club's first ever NBA playoff berth
- Mar 31 NJ Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Dave Malkoff, American TV News Reporter
- Mar 1 Travis Kvapil, American auto racer (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion 2003), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
- Mar 2 Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist
- Mar 3 Fraser Gehrig, Australian rules footballer
- Mar 4 Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Mar 4 Mattias Sköld, Swedish contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, and educator, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 4 Stza Crack [Scott Sturgeon], American punk rock musician (Choking Victim; Leftover Crack), born in New York
- Mar 4 Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey player
- Mar 5 Adriana Serra-Zanetti, Modena Italy, tennis star (1995 Moscow semi)
- Mar 5 Katerina Matziou, Greek actress
- Mar 5 Paul Konerko, American baseball player
- Mar 5 Tim Sylvia, American mixed martial artist
- Mar 6 Ken Anderson, American professional wrestler
- Mar 8 (Gareth) "Gaz" Coombes, British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Supergrass - "Alright"), born in Oxford, England
- Mar 8 Freddie Prinze Jr, actor (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
- Mar 8 Hines Ward, American football player
- Mar 8 Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
- Mar 9 Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Mar 9 Thor Halvorssen, Venezuelan human rights activist, born in Venezuela
- Mar 10 Barbara Schett, Austrian tennis player, born in Innsbruck, Austria
- Mar 10 Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese-Egyptian actress, model, pop and world music singer, born in Mahrouna, Lebanon
- Mar 10 Kisaki [Matsuura Tadashi], Japanese progressive rock keyboardist, bassist, and record producer (Phantasmagoria), born in Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
- Mar 11 Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer
- Mar 12 Simon Young, English music journalist, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
- Mar 12 Zhao Wei, Chinese actress
- Mar 13 Danny Masterson, American actor (That '70s Show - "Hyde"), and convicted sex offender, born in Long Island, New York
- Mar 13 James Dewees, American musician (The Get Up Kids), born in Liberty, Missouri
- Mar 14 Corey Stoll, American actor (House of Cards, The Strain), born in New York City
- Mar 14 Daniel Gillies, New Zealand-Canadian actor (The Vampire Diaries), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mar 14 Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand track cyclist (Olympic gold individual pursuit 2004; World C'ship gold 2004), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Mar 15 Cara Pifko, Canadian actress
- Mar 15 Jennifer 8. Lee, American journalist
- Mar 15 Jose Sanchez Zolliker, Mexican writer
- Mar 15 Katherine Brooks, American television director
- Mar 16 Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
- Mar 16 Blu Cantrell [Tiffany Cobb], American singer-songwriter (Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!), Breathe), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Mar 16 Nick Spano, American actor
- Mar 16 Paul Schneider, American actor
- Mar 17 Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
- Mar 17 Brittany Daniel, American actress
- Mar 17 Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
- Mar 17 Scott Downs, American baseball player
- Mar 17 Stephen Gately, Irish pop singer (Boyzone - "A Different Beat"; "No Matter What"), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2009)
- Mar 18 Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress
- Mar 18 Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
- Mar 18 Michael Spillane, American wrestler, better known as Mike Quackenbush
- Mar 18 Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
- Mar 18 Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
- Mar 19 Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer
- Mar 19 Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress (Clueless -"Cher Horowitz"), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 19 Zach Lind, American drummer (Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"), born in Mesa, Arizona
- Mar 20 Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2017)
- Mar 22 Kellie Shanygne Williams, actress (Laura-Family Matters), born in Washington, D.C.
Reese Witherspoon (48 years old)
Mar 22 American actress (Pleasantville, Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 23 Chris Hoy, Scottish track cyclist (6 x Olympic gold, most successful Olympic cyclist ever; 11 x World C'ship gold), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mar 23 Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider (7 x world outdoor champion; 4 x indoor world champion), born in Silsden, England
- Mar 23 Jayson Blair, American journalist and author
- Mar 23 Jeremy Newberry, American football player
- Mar 23 Joel Peralta, Dominican MLB baseball relief pitcher, 2005-16 (Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, and six other teams), born in Bonao, Dominican Republic
Keri Russell (48 years old)
Mar 23 American actress (Felicity, The Americans), born in Fountain Valley, California
- Mar 23 Nolan Baumgartner, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Mar 23 Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing car driver
- Mar 24 Aaron Brooks, American NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame), born in Newport News, Virginia
- Mar 24 Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and national coach, born in Ziguinchor, Senegal
- Mar 24 Danielle Garrett, American soccer forward (35 caps; Carolina Courage; NCAA Div I record for goals & points University of Florida) and manager (LSU, Eckerd), born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Peyton Manning (48 years old)
Mar 24 American football quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 25 Baek Ji Young, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer ("Ordinariness"; "Hate"), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Mar 25 Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
- Mar 25 Francis Bellew, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Mar 25 Gigi Leung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Tempting Heart), born in Hong Kong
- Mar 25 Juvenile [Terius Gray], American rapper (The Hot Boys), born in Magnolia, New Orleans, Louisiana
Wladimir Klitschko (48 years old)
Mar 25 Ukrainian boxer (2-time world heavyweight champion; Olympic gold super-heavyweight 1996), born in Semey, Kazakhstan
- Mar 26 Amy Smart, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 26 Natalia Livingston, American actress (General Hospital; Days of Our Lives), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Mar 26 Nurgül Yeşilçay, Turkish actress, born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
- Mar 27 Djamel Belmadi, Algerian soccer midfielder who played 20 internationals; Marseille, Southampton; and manager Qatar, Al-Duhail, Algeria, born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France
- Mar 27 Tia Fuller, American jazz saxophonist (Soul (film); Beyoncé backing band), composer, and educator (Berklee School), born in Aurora, Colorado
- Mar 28 David Keuning, American guitar player (The Killers), born in Pella, Iowa
- Mar 29 Igor Astarloa, Spanish road cyclist (World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 2003), born in Ermua, Spain
Jennifer Capriati (48 years old)
Mar 29 American tennis player (Olympic gold women's singles 1992; Australian Open 2001, 02; French Open 2001; World #1 2001), born in New York City
- Mar 30 Chris Canty, American cornerback (New England Patriots), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 30 Mark McClelland, Northern Irish rock bassist and songwriter (Degrassi; Snow Patrol), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Mar 30 Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter (Olympic bronze 100m at Sydney 2000), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
- Mar 30 Toby Gowin, American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys), born in Jacksonville, Texas
- Mar 31 Josh Saviano, actor (Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years)
Famous Weddings
Alice Cooper
Mar 20 American rocker Alice Cooper (28) weds choreographer Sheryl Goddard in Acapulco, Mexico
Famous Divorces
John Wayne Gacy
Mar 2 Second wife Carole Hoff divorces serial killer John Wayne Gacy (33) after 3 years of marriage
- Mar 19 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years
Famous Deaths
- Mar 1 George "Rube" Foster, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1915, 16; no-hitter 1916; Boston Red Sox), dies at 88
- Mar 1 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer, dies at 66
- Mar 3 Alfred Sendrey [Szendrei], Hungarian-American organist, conductor, musicologist, and composer, dies at 92
- Mar 3 Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer, dies at 75
- Mar 4 Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (Thermodynamik), dies at 89
- Mar 6 Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer, actor (world light heavyweight champion 1932-34), dies of Paget's disease of bone at 68
- Mar 7 Erwin Kroll, German composer, dies at 90
- Mar 7 Wright Patman, American politician (b. 1893)
- Mar 8 Alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. 1908)
- Mar 11 Louis Gesensway, Latvian-American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1926-71), and composer (Ode To Peace), dies at 70
- Mar 13 Willy Alfredo [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/ and poet, dies at 77
- Mar 14 Alberta Franklin, American silent screen actress, dies at 79
- Mar 14 Busby Berkeley [Enos], American film choreographer (42nd Street) and director (Strike Up The Band: They Made Me A Criminal), dies at 80
- Mar 14 Martha Saalfeldt German writer and poet, dies at 78
- Mar 15 Jo Mielziner, American set designer on Broadway (Carousel, Death of a Salesman), dies at 74
- Mar 17 Luchino Visconti, Italian director (The Leopard, Death in Venice), dies at 69
- Mar 18 Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (b. 1893)
- Mar 18 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
- Mar 18 Robert de Roos, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- Mar 19 Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (Backbiters, Napoleon), dies at 86
- Mar 19 George Sklavos, Greek composer, dies at 87
- Mar 19 Paul Kossoff, British rock guitarist (Free - "All Right Now"), dies on flight from Los Angeles to New York of a pulmonary embolism at 25
- Mar 20 Michael Goodliffe, British actor (A Night to Remember, Cromwell, 5th Day of Peace), commits suicide at 61
- Mar 21 Spider Sabich, American alpine skier (Olympics 1968), dies when shot by actress Claudine Longet at 31
Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976)
Mar 24 1st Viscount Alamein, British WWII Field Marshal (African campaign, D-Day) and WWI officer, dies at 88
- Mar 24 Nelson Case, American TV host (Trash or Treasure), dies at 66
- Mar 26 Josef Albers, German-American artist, writer and teacher (Bauhaus professor, Homage to the Square), dies at 88
- Mar 26 Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, dies at 80
- Mar 28 Richard Arlen, American actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at 75
- Mar 30 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, Dutch actress (Hostage Rights), dies at 99
- Mar 30 Reuben "Rube" Bloom, American pianist, arranger, bandleader (The Bayou Boys), songwriter ("Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"; "Give Me the Simple Life"), dies at 73
- Mar 31 Paul Strand, American photographer (Native Land-1942), dies at 85
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