Historical Events
Lie
Mar 1 Charles Manson's album "Lie" is released
- Mar 1 Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women's Allround World Champion at West Allis, Wisconsin, US, winning her first of four titles
- Mar 1 End of US commercial whale hunting
- Mar 1 Kreisky's Social Democrats win Austrian parliamentary election
- Mar 1 Minnesota coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history, when he plays in the North Stars' 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; remains in role for final month of the season
- Mar 2 American Airlines begins their first service using a Boeing 747, between New York's JFK International Airport and Los Angeles International
Ladies of the Canyon
Mar 2 Reprise Records releases "Ladies of the Canyon", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 3rd studio album
- Mar 2 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years
- Mar 2 White government of Rhodesia declares itself a republic
- Mar 4 French submarine "Eurydice" explodes off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean, all 57 crew lost
- Mar 4 Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game
- Mar 4 NY Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
Airport
Mar 5 "Airport" based on the book by Arthur Hailey, directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin is released
- Mar 5 Dubnium atoms are first detected conclusively.
- Mar 5 Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St NYC
- Mar 5 Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect
- Mar 5 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in NYC
- Mar 6 A Catholic man is shot dead by British soldiers in Belfast, North Ireland
- Mar 6 Beatles release single "Let it Be" in UK
- Mar 7 17th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats South Carolina, 42-39 (2 OT)
- Mar 7 Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS)
- Mar 7 Ice Pairs Championship at Ljubljana won by Rodnina & Ulanov (URS)
- Mar 7 Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR)
- Mar 7 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA)
- Mar 7 WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, WI (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Mar 8 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
The Singer
Mar 10 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It"
- Mar 10 Members of the Stormont Parliament of Northern Ireland given police protection
- Mar 10 South Africa cricket team complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia in South Africa, in the country's last official international cricket test for 22 years
Grammy Awards
Mar 11 12th Grammy Awards: Aquarius; Crosby Stills & Nash; Peggy Lee win
- Mar 11 Iraqi Ba'th Party recognizes Kurd nation
- Mar 12 US lowers voting age from 21 to 18
- Mar 13 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
- Mar 13 Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer
- Mar 13 San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike
- Mar 15 Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan
- Mar 15 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious", opens at the Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 689 performances
- Mar 16 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University press co-publish The Old Testament of the New English Bible, and Complete New English Bible, incorporating the New Testament first published in 1961
- Mar 16 WNIN TV channel 9 in Evansville, Indiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 17 Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of LA Dodgers
- Mar 17 US casts their 1st UN Security Council veto (Support England)
- Mar 18 Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, Prince Sihanuk flees
- Mar 18 Five Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs), including William Craig and Harry West, are expelled from the Unionist Parliamentary Party, Northern Ireland
- Mar 18 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting
- Mar 18 NFL selects Wilson as official football & scoreboard as official time
- Mar 18 Two-week US postal strike begins; it is against the government and is the largest wildcat strike in US history
- Mar 19 W German chancellor & E German premier meet
- Mar 21 15th Eurovision Song Contest: Dana for Ireland wins singing "All Kinds of Everything" in Amsterdam
- Mar 21 1st San Diego Comic-Con International opens at U.S. Grant Hotel
- Mar 21 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville, 80-69; Bruins' 4th straight title under coach John Wooden
- Mar 21 Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
- Mar 22 "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC
Hello Darlin'
Mar 23 "Hello Darlin'" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year, 1970)
- Mar 23 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Mar 24 Dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip
- Mar 25 Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)
- Mar 26 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945
- Mar 26 Folk singer Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14-year-old girl and serves 3 months in prison; granted a presidential pardon in 1981
- Mar 26 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made San Francisco city landmark
Minnie's Boys
Mar 26 Musical "Minnie's Boys", starring Shelley Winters as the mother of the Marx Brothers, and Drama Desk Award winner Lewis J. Stadlen as Groucho, opens at the Imperial Theater, New York City; runs for 80 performances
- Mar 26 The Police (Northern Ireland) Act becomes law; the act provides for the disarmament of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the establishment of an RUC reserve force
Sentimental Journey
Mar 27 Ringo Starr releases his 1st solo album "Sentimental Journey", a collection of pre-rock standards
- Mar 27 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Mar 28 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages in Gediz Turkey
Look to the Lilies
Mar 29 Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn's musical "Look to the Lilies", based on the novel and film "Lilies of the Field", starring Shirley Booth and Al Freeman, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC; runs for 25 performances
- Mar 29 Manchester City of England win 10th European Cup Winner's Cup against Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 in Vienna
- Mar 30 American television soap opera "Another World in Somerset" premieres on NBC, runs until 1976
Bitches Brew
Mar 30 Columbia Records releases jazz artist Miles Davis's influential double album "Bitches Brew"; it becomes his highest charting title, wins a Grammy, and earns him his 1st gold record
Applause
Mar 30 Strouse, Adams, Comden & Green's musical "Applause", an adaptation of the 1950 film "All About Eve", starring Lauren Bacall, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 896 performances, and wins 4 Tony and 3 Drama Desk Awards
- Mar 30 USSR wins its 8th straight Ice Hockey World Championship, in Stockholm, Sweden; 10th overall win
- Mar 31 Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit
- Mar 31 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee
- Mar 31 Following an Orange Order parade, intense riots erupt on the Springfield Road in Belfast; violence lasts for three days, and the British Army use CS gas for the first time in large quantities
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Yolanda Griffith, American Women's Basketball Hall of Fame center (Olympic gold 2000, 04; WNBA Finals MVP 2005, Sacramento Monarchs; 8 × WNBA All-Star), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 2 Alexander Armstrong, British comedian, TV presenter and baritone singer (Armstrong and Miller, Pointless), born in Rothbury, Northumberland
- Mar 2 Ciriaco Sforza, Swiss soccer midfielder (79 caps; Grasshopper Club Zürich, Internazionale, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich) and manager (Grasshoppers, FC Wil), born in Wohlen, Switzerland
- Mar 3 Donovan Bergstrom, US 3K steeplechase runner
- Mar 3 Inzamam-ul-Haq, cricketer (dashing Pakistani batsman)
Julie Bowen (54 years old)
Mar 3 American actress (Claire Dunphy - Modern Family), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Mar 3 Kristine Radford, Australian tennis star (1996 ITF/Lyneham), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Mar 3 Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
- Mar 4 Dave Stevens, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2000 (Minnesota Twins, and 3 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- Mar 4 Marja Helena Paluila, Finnish ice hockey player (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Oulu, Finland
- Mar 5 John Frusciante, American rock guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers - "The Zephyr Song"), born in Queens, New York
- Mar 5 Lisa Robin Kelly, American actress, (d. 2013)
- Mar 5 Paul Whelan, Canadian-American security officer and marine (imprisoned in Russia for spying), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Mar 6 Amy Pietz, actress (Annie-Caroline In the City), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Mar 6 Robbie Tobeck, NFL guard/center (Atlanta Falcons)
- Mar 7 James 'Jim' Spivey, American middle-distance runner, born in Schiller Park, Illinois
Rachel Weisz (54 years old)
Mar 7 English actress (The Mummy, The Constant Gardener), born in London, England
- Mar 8 Harry Decheiver, soccer player (RKC)
- Mar 8 Jason Elam, NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Mar 8 Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92)
- Mar 8 Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- Mar 9 Melissa Rathburn-Nealy, US soldier (Iraqi POW)
- Mar 10 Matt Barlow, American heavy metal vocalist (Ashes of Ares; Iced Earth; Pyramaze), born in Biloxi, Mississippi
- Mar 10 Peter Wright, Scottish darts player (PDC World Champion 2020, 22), born in Livingston, Scotland
- Mar 11 Delia Gallagher, American journalist
- Mar 12 Dave Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisher
- Mar 12 John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d. 1997)
- Mar 12 Roy Khan [Khantatat], Norwegian symphonic metal singer (Kamelot, 1997-2011; Conception, since 2018), born in Norway
- Mar 13 Michael Arrington, American founder of blog TechCrunch, born in Orange, California
- Mar 13 Tim Story, American film director and producer (The Story Company), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 14 Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian athlete
- Mar 14 Meredith Salenger, American actress (Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss), born in Malibu, California
- Mar 15 Chris Dalman, NFL guard/center (SF 49ers)
- Mar 15 Diego Nargiso, tennis pro, born in Naples, Italy
- Mar 15 Eric Castle, NFL free safety (San Diego Chargers)
- Mar 15 Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)
- Mar 16 Kelli James, American field hockey forward (Olympics, 1996), born in Medford, New Jersey
- Mar 17 Shannan Mitchem, American infielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Decatur, Georgia
- Mar 18 Michael Rapaport, actor (Zak-Zebrahead)
Queen Latifah (54 years old)
Mar 18 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning rapper ("Ladies First"; "Unity"), actress (Chicago; Bessie: Beauty Shop), and TV personality (THe Queen Latifah Show), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Mar 18 Sarah Thorsett, Winona Minn, 1.5k runner
- Mar 19 Errol Refos, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- Mar 19 Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Senators)
- Mar 19 Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears)
- Mar 19 Sean Fleming, CFL placekicker & punter (Grey Cup 1993, 2003, 05; CFL All-Star 2002, 04 Edmonton Eskimos), born in Burnaby, British Columbia
- Mar 20 Ron George, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- Mar 22 Andreas Johnson, Swedish pop singer-songwriter ("Glorious"; "Sing for Me"), born in Bjärred, Sweden
- Mar 22 Jason Rouser, American 200m/400m runner, born in Tucson, Arizona
- Mar 22 Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist (4 Olympic gold medals), born in Boekel, Netherlands
- Mar 23 Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals), born in Murphy, North Carolina
- Mar 23 Gianni Infantino, Swiss-Italian sports executive (President of FIFA 2016-), born in Brig, Switzerland
- Mar 24 Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
- Mar 24 Lara Flynn Boyle, Davenport Iowa, actress (Donna Hayward-Twin Peaks)
- Mar 24 Mike Vanderjagt, CFL kicker (Toronto Argonauts)
- Mar 24 Pasemaster Mase [Vincent Mason], American rapper (De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 24 Sharon Corr, Irish celtic pop-rock violinist (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
- Mar 25 Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player (Grand Slam Cup 1994; Davis Cup 1994, 97), born in Olofström, Sweden
- Mar 25 Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Mar 26 Evan Richards, American actor (Frankie-Mama Malone), born in Los Angeles, California
Martin McDonagh (54 years old)
Mar 26 Irish playwright and filmmaker (In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths), born in London, England
- Mar 26 Paul Bosvelt, Dutch soccer midfielder who played 24 internationals; Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente, Feyenoord, Manchester City, born in Doetinchem, Netherlands
- Mar 27 Brendan Hill, American drummer (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in London, England
- Mar 27 Corey Page, Australian actor (Richard Wilkins-Loving/City), born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Mar 27 Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress (Lost), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 27 Princess Leila Pahlavi of Iran, youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2001)
- Mar 28 James Johnson, American NFL/WLAF running back (Tampa Bucs, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Mar 28 Jason B Gailes, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Dighton, Massachusetts
- Mar 28 Michelle Gildernew, Irish republican politician
Vince Vaughn (54 years old)
Mar 28 American actor (Swingers, Wedding Crashers), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mar 30 Mark Consuelos, American actor (All My Children, 1996-2001 & 2010 - "Mateo Santos"), and husband of Kelly Ripa, born in Zaragosa, Spain
Secretariat (1970-1989)
Mar 30 American thoroughbred race horse (Triple Crown, 1973), born in Caroline County, Virginia
Born in 1970
Famous Weddings
Phil Hartman
Mar 12 Actor Phil Hartman (21) weds first wife Gretchen Lewis
David Bowie
Mar 20 British snger David Bowie (23) weds British model Angie Barnett, (20) at Bromley Register Office in Beckenham Lane, London; divorce in 1980
Famous Deaths
- Mar 1 Ed Hoornik, Dutch writer and poet (Na jaren), dies at 59
- Mar 1 Lucille Hegamin, American blues singer ("Jazz Me Blues", "Arkansas Blues"), and entertainer, dies at 75
- Mar 2 Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebecoise painter dies at 81
- Mar 2 Paul Christman, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (University of Missouri; All-Pro 1946, 47; Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers), dies from a heart attack at 51
- Mar 6 William Hopper, American actor (Perry Mason, The Bad Seed, Rebel Without a Cause), dies of pneumonia following a stroke at 55
- Mar 10 Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor (b. 1904)
- Mar 13 Rick Besoyan, American singer, actor, playwright, composer and director (Little Mary Sunshine), dies of internal hemorrhages at 45
- Mar 14 Fritz Perls, German-American psychiatrist and psychotherapist (father of Gestalt therapy), dies at 76
- Mar 15 Josef Martin Bauer, German writer (including Nazi propaganda), radio dramatist, and novelist (As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me), dies at 68
- Mar 15 Mary Ann Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), dies of a drug overdose at 22
- Mar 15 Tarjei Vesaas, Nowegian poet and author (Isslottet), dies at 72
- Mar 16 Arthur Adamov, Russian-French playwright (Paolo Paoli), dies at 61
- Mar 16 Tammi Terrell, American soul singer (You're All I Need; with Marvin Gaye - Ain't No Mountain High Enough), dies of a brain tumor at 24
- Mar 17 Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83
- Mar 21 Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and Greek rebetiko and laiko songwriter, dies of heart problems on his 49th birthday
- Mar 21 Marlen Haushofer, Austrian writer (The Wall), dies at 49
- Mar 23 Del Lord, Canadian director (Three Stooges films), dies at 75
- Mar 26 Fritz Ascher, German Expressionist artist, dies at 76
- Mar 29 Anna Louise Strong, American communist journalist (b. 1885)
- Mar 29 Lev Kuleshov, Russian filmmaker and film theorist (Po Zakonu, founder of Moscow film school), dies at 71
- Mar 30 Heinrich Brüning, German politician and Chancellor of Germany (1930-32), dies at 84
- Mar 31 Semyon Timoshenko, Russian military officer (Marshal of the Soviet Union, held commands during Soviet-Finnish War and on WWII Eastern Front), dies at 75
