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2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 2007 is the third month of the year. ...
March 2006 : â - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...
â - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â Deaths in March ⢠31 â Terri Schiavo ⢠30 â Mitch Hedberg ⢠29 â Johnnie Cochran ⢠27 â Wilfred Bigelow ⢠26 â Paul Hester ⢠26 â James Callaghan ⢠21 â Jeff Weise ⢠21 â Bobby Short ⢠19 â John De Lorean ⢠18 â Gary Bertini ⢠17 â George F...
March 23, 2004 Unrest in Kosovo: an UNMIK police patrol is attacked on the road Pristina-Podujevo. ...
March 23, 2003 Academy Awards: Chicago won the Academy Award for Best Picture Adrien Brody won the Academy Award for Best Actor Nicole Kidman won the Academy Award for Best Actress Chris Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Academy Award for Best...
2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for March, 2002. ...
March 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21. ...
2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in March, 2000. ...
For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ...
For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...
Events - 1174 - Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow.
- 1568 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. Again Catherine de' Medici and Charles IX of France make substantial concessions to the Huguenots.
- 1708 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth.
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his famous speech -"give me liberty or give me death" at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1801 - Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle.
- 1806 - After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home.
- 1821 - Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence.
- 1848 - The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.
- 1857 - Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
- 1868 - The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
- 1879 - War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.
- 1889 - Land Run: President Benjamin Harrison opens Oklahoma to white settlement starting on April 22.
- 1889 - The free Woolwich Ferry officially opens in east London.
- 1889 - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian India.
- 1896 - The Raines Law is passed by the New York State Legislature, restricting Sunday sale of alcohol to hotels.
- 1903 - The Wright Brothers apply for a patent on their invention of one of the first successful airplanes.
- 1908 - American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later.
- 1909 - Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
- 1919 - In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
- 1931 - Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev embrace the gallows during the Indian struggle for independence. Their request to be shot by a firing squad is refused.
- 1933 - The Reichstag passes the Enabling act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
- 1935 - Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- 1940 - The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All India Muslim League.
- 1942 - World War II: In the Indian Ocean, Japanese forces capture the Andaman Islands.
- 1956 - Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. (Republic Day in Pakistan)
- 1962 - NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, was launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative.
- 1965 - NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
- 1978 - The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
- 1980 - Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
- 1982 - Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.
- 1983 - Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
- 1989 - Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce cold fusion at the University of Utah.
- 1994 - At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.
- 1994 - Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes in Siberia when the pilot's fifteen-year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot, killing 75.
- 1994 - A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing a group of 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground later to become known as the Green Ramp disaster.
- 1996 - Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
- 1999 - Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña.
- 2001 - The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
- 2003 - In Nasiriyah, Iraq, 11 soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company as well as 18 U.S. Marines are killed during the first major conflict of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- 2004 - Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India.
- 2005 - The United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
- 2005 - A major explosion at the Texas City Refinery kills 15 workers.
- 2006 - The Federal Reserve discontinues publishing M3 money supply.
- 2007 - Burnley Tunnel catastrophe occurs in Melbourne, Australia.
- 2007 - Iranian Navy seize Royal Navy personnel in Iraqi waters.
Events Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China. ...
Jocelin or Jocelyn (died 1199) was a 12th-century Cistercian monk and cleric who became the fourth Abbot of Melrose before becoming Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland. ...
The ruins of Melrose Abbey as they were in June 2004. ...
The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow. ...
Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ...
The Peace of Longjumeau (also known as the Treaty of Longjumeau or the Edict of Longjumeau) was signed on March 23, 1568 by King Charles IX of France and Catherine de Medici. ...
Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519 â January 5, 1589) was born in Florence, Italy, as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici. ...
Charles IX (June 27, 1550 â May 30, 1574) born Charles-Maximilien, was a member of the Valois Dynasty, King of France from 1560 until his death. ...
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. ...
// Events March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague J...
James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender Prince James Francis Edward Stuart or Stewart, the Old Pretender, (10 June 1688 â 1 January 1766) was the son of the deposed King James II of England and VII of Scots, and as such laid claim to the English and Scottish thrones (as...
The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth Satellite photo of the Firth and the surrounding area Map of the Firth Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea...
Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...
This article is about military actions only. ...
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 â June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his stirring oratory. ...
Patrick Henrys Treason speech before the House of Burgesses in an 1851 painting by Peter F. Rothermel Give me liberty or give me death is a famous quotation from a speech made by Patrick Henry to the Virginia House of Burgesses. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State Government - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area - City 62. ...
The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...
Tsar (Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian ÑаÑ, Russian , in scientific transliteration respectively car and car ), occasionally spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English, is a Slavonic term designating certain monarchs. ...
Paul I of Russia (Russian: ; Pavel Petrovich) (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. ...
Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ...
St Michaels Castle (Southern façade) St Michaels Castle (Northern façade) St. ...
1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane) was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 km²) of French territory (Louisiana) in 1803. ...
The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ...
The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ...
Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Kalamata (Greek, Modern: ÎαλαμάÏα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ...
Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ...
Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The John Wickliffe was the first ship to arrive carrying settlers for the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. ...
Panorama overlooking the Port. ...
This article is about the country. ...
Alternative meanings at Dunedin (disambiguation) Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ...
Otago (help· info) is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the south-east of the South Island. ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). ...
A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ...
New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz UC Office of the President in Oakland The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ...
Oakland redirects here. ...
In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act. ...
Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
For the conflict between Japan and the Allied powers in Asia and the Pacific Ocean from 1937 to 1945, which included World War II campaigns, see Pacific War. ...
Morro de Arica Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. ...
Tarapacá may refer to Tarapacá Region, Chile Tarapacá Province (a former province of Peru, now Tarapacá Region, Chile) Tarapacá, Colombia (Municipality) Both the former province/ nowadays region and the municipality were involved in wars between Peru and his neighbors. ...
Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Cherokee Strip land run Land run (sometimes land rush) usually refers to a historical event in which previously-restricted land of the Indian people was stolen for homesteading on a first arrival basis. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
For other persons named Benjamin Harrison, see Benjamin Harrison (disambiguation). ...
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is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Woolwich Ferry is a service across the River Thames linking Woolwich in the London Borough of Greenwich with North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¬Ù
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, Qadian( à¨à¨¾à¨¦à¨¿à¨à¨ ) is a small town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur, north-east of Amritsar, situated 18 km east of Batala city in the state of Punjab, India. ...
Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...
The Raines law was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. ...
The New York Legislature is the U.S. state of New Yorks legislative branch, seated at the states capital, Albany. ...
Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
The Wright brothers, Orville (19 August 1871 â 30 January 1948) and Wilbur (16 April 1867 â 30 May 1912), were two Americans who are generally credited[1][2][3] with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human...
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Airplane and Aeroplane redirect here. ...
Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Stevens in a 1903 photo Durham White Stevens (born Washington, D.C., February 1, 1851; died San Francisco, California, March 25, 1908) was an American diplomat and later an employee of Japans Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...
Jeon Myeong-un (born Jonghyeon, Seoul 25 June 1884; died 19 November 1947) was a Korean independence activist. ...
Jang In-hwan (born Pyongyang, 30 March 1875; died San Francisco, California, 24 April 1930) was a Korean independence activist. ...
Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
For other persons named Theodore Roosevelt, see Theodore Roosevelt (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the state. ...
The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. ...
Map of Africa 1890 Look up safari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ...
This article is about the organization. ...
Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN...
Mussolini redirects here. ...
Fascist redirects here. ...
Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bhagat Singh (Punjabi: à¨à¨à¨¤ ਸਿੰਠبھگت سÙÚ¯Ú¾, IPA: ) (September 27, 1907[1] âMarch 23, 1931) was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. ...
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Sukhdev Thapar (15th May 1907 - March 23, 1931) was an Indian revolutionary. ...
Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Reichstag (German for Imperial Diet) was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. ...
The Enabling Act (Ermächtigungsgesetz in German) was passed by Germanys parliament (the Reichstag) on March 23, 1933. ...
Hitler redirects here. ...
A dictator is an authoritarian, often totalitarian ruler (e. ...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Minar-e-Pakistan, where Pakistan Resolution was passed The Lahore Resolution, commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution,[1] was the National documentation and a formal political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22-24 March 1940 that called...
Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, where the Pakistan Resolution was passed The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Lahore), commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan),[1] was a formal political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22-24...
Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, where the Pakistan Resolution was passed The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Lahore), commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan),[1] was a formal political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22-24...
Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India was the driving force behind the creation of a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. ...
A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
An Islamic republic, in its modern context, has come to mean several different things, some contradictory to others. ...
Republic Day is the name of a public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became republics. ...
Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
NS Savannah, the first nuclear powered civilian ship NS Savannah, named for SS Savannah, the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean, was the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, one of only four nuclear-powered cargo ships ever built. ...
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The christening of the USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old. ...
Dwight David Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 â March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was a five-star General in the United States Army and U.S. politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953â1961). ...
Atoms for Peace was the title of a speech delivered by Dwight D. Eisenhower to the UN General Assembly in New York City on December 8, 1953. ...
Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ...
Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ...
Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (April 3, 1926 â January 27, 1967) was a United States Air Force pilot who became the second American astronaut and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program. ...
John Young might refer to the following people: John Young (actor) (1916â1996), Scottish actor John Young (artist) (c. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ...
The United Nations has authorized 61 peacekeeping missions as of 2005. ...
The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, drawn by the United Nations for the purposes of determining whether Israel had withdrawn from Lebanon. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
Ãscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (August 15, 1917 â March 24, 1980), commonly known as Monseñor Romero or Padre Romero, was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
Fernando Romeo Lucas GarcÃa (born 1924) was the President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982. ...
José EfraÃn RÃos Montt (born June 16, 1926) is a former dictator of Guatemala, army general, and former president of Congress. ...
For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ...
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983[1] to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. ...
Reagan redirects here. ...
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
Stanley Pons was a chemist at University of Utah who, while working with Martin Fleischmann of the University of Southampton, announced the discovery of cold fusion on March 23, 1989. ...
Martin Fleischmann (1927-) is a chemist at the University of Southampton who, while working with Stanley Pons of University of Utah, announced the discovery of cold fusion on March 23, 1989. ...
This article is about the nuclear reaction. ...
The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ...
Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
Tijuana (Spanish [], English usually []), is the largest city in the Mexican state of Baja California and the seat of the municipality of Tijuana. ...
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (10 February 1950 â 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician who was assassinated during a stop on his presidential campaign. ...
Mario Aburto Martinez (born 1970?) was the Mexican who was convicted for assassinating Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994. ...
Aeroflot Flight 593 was an accident on March 23, 1994 in which a RAL Russian Air Lines Airbus A310-304 passenger airliner, registration F-OGQS, operating on behalf of Aeroflot, crashed into a hillside in Siberia. ...
This article is about Siberia as a whole. ...
For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ...
An autopilot is a mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being. ...
USAF redirects here. ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
Pope Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. ...
The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
Diagram of the Green Ramp area and the path of the fireball. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Election for the 9th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第九任中華民國總統 、副總統選舉), the first ever direct elections for President and Vice President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, occurred on March 23, 1996. ...
Lee Teng-hui (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) born January 15, 1923) is a politician of Taiwan. ...
The Presidential Building is located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City. ...
Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ...
Luis MarÃa del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro was a prominent politician in Paraguay and influential member of the Colorado Party until his assassination on March 23, 1999. ...
This article is about the year. ...
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Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
NÄÅirÄ«yah (also transliterated as Nassiriya or Nasiriya; in Arabic اÙÙØ§ØµØ±ÙØ©, al-Nasiriyah or an-Nasiriyah) is a city in Iraq. ...
(disputed â see talk page) 507th Maintenance Company provides logistical support to 5/52 ADA (PATRIOT), based at Ft Bliss, Texas. ...
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Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Births - 1429 - Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)
- 1638 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1731)
- 1645 - William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)
- 1699 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
- 1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)
- 1732 - Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)
- 1749 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)
- 1754 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
- 1769 - William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)
- 1769 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)
- 1823 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
- 1826 - Léon Minkus, German/Czech composer and violinist (d. 1917)
- 1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)
- 1834 - Julius Reubke, German composer (d. 1858)
- 1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1941)
- 1868 - Dietrich Eckart, early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society (d. 1923)
- 1878 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)
- 1880 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (d. 1922)
- 1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1958)
- 1881 - Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
- 1882 - Emmy Noether, German mathematician (d. 1935)
- 1887 - Juan Gris, Spanish artist (d. 1927)
- 1887 - Josef Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1945)
- 1887 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. 1967)
- 1893 - Cedric Gibbons, American art director (d. 1960)
- 1895 - Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (d. 2001)
- 1899 - Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943)
- 1900 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1980)
- 1904 - H. Beam Piper, American science fiction author (d. 1964)
- 1905 - Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972)
- 1905 - Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)
- 1907 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
- 1910 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. 1998)
- 1912 - Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. 1977)
- 1915 - Vasily Zaitsev, Soviet World War II hero (d. 1991)
- 1919 - Carl Graffunder, mid-century modernist architect
- 1920 - Neal Smith, former United States Congressman
- 1921 - Donald Campbell, British car and motorboat racer (d. 1967)
- 1922 - Marty Allen, American comedian and actor
- 1922 - Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
- 1924 - Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor (d. 1980)
- 1925 - David Watkin, English cinematographer (d. 2008)
- 1929 - Sir Roger Bannister, English runner
- 1931 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player
- 1932 - Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1933 - Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist, known for the Stanford prison experiment
- 1934 - Ludvig Faddeev, Russian mathematician
- 1934 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)
- 1934 - Mark Rydell, American film and television director
- 1937 - Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
- 1937 - Robert Gallo, American physician
- 1938 - Maynard Jackson, first black mayor of Atlanta (d. 2003)
- 1938 - Dave Pike, American jazz musician
- 1939 - Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer
- 1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author
- 1942 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (d. 1980)
- 1943 - Lee May, former Major League Baseball player
- 1943 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer (d. 2001)
- 1944 - Michael Nyman, British minimalist composer
- 1944 - Tony McPhee, English singer and guitarist (The Groundhogs)
- 1945 - Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker
- 1945 - David Grisman, American bluegrass musician
- 1948 - David Olney, American musician
- 1949 - Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)
- 1950 - Anthony De Longis, American actor
- 1950 - Corinne Clery, French actress
- 1951 - Ron Jaworski, American football player and analyst
- 1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author
- 1953 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
- 1953 - Chaka Khan, American singer
- 1954 - Geno Auriemma, American basketball coach
- 1955 - Moses Malone, American basketball player
- 1955 - Petrea Burchard, American actress
- 1956 - José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission
- 1957 - Amanda Plummer, American actress
- 1957 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (d. 1998)
- 1958 - El Duce, American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (d. 1997)
- 1959 - Catherine Keener, American actress
- 1959 - Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. 1997)
- 1959 - Philippe Volter, Belgian actor (d. 2005)
- 1960 - Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
- 1961 - Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster
- 1962 - Steve Redgrave, British rower, 5 Olympic Gold Medals
- 1963 - Míchel (José Miguel González Martín), Spanish footballer
- 1964 - Hope Davis, American actress
- 1964 - John Pinette, American comedian
- 1965 - Sarah Buxton, American actress
- 1965 - Richard Grieco, American actor and singer
- 1965 - Marti Pellow, Scottish singer
- 1965 - Gary Whitehead, American poet
- 1967 - David Ford, Canadian kayaker
- 1968 - Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur and Gorillaz)
- 1968 - Mitch Cullin, American novelist
- 1968 - Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
- 1968 - Michael Atherton, English cricketer
- 1971 - Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian supermodel
- 1971 - Karen McDougal, American model
- 1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter
- 1971 - Alexander Selivanov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1971 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1972 - Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
- 1972 - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
- 1973 - Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
- 1973 - Wim Eyckmans, Belgian racing driver
- 1973 - Jason Kidd, American basketball player
- 1975 - Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
- 1976 - Michelle Monaghan, American actress
- 1976 - Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider
- 1976 - Jeremy Newberry, American football player
- 1976 - Joel Peralta, Dominican baseball player
- 1976 - Keri Russell, American actress
- 1976 - Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing car driver
- 1977 - Jean Carlos Gamarra, Peruvian taekwondo practitioner
- 1978 - Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
- 1978 - Nicholle Tom, American actress
- 1978 - Perez Hilton, American television personality and blogger
- 1979 - Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
- 1979 - Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
- 1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer
- 1979 - Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish International rugby player
- 1979 - Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer
- 1980 - Russell Howard, British Comedian
- 1981 - Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
- 1981 - Erin Crocker, American NASCAR driver
- 1981 - Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
- 1982 - José Raúl Contreras, Chilean footballer
- 1983 - Jerome Thomas, English footballer
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