What Happened in March 1974 -

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

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

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

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 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 6 Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman's musical "Over Here!", opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 341 performances and becomes top-grossing production of the year
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)

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

Event of Interest

Mar 12 Ted Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington (body never found)

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

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]

Mar 26 Romanian communist party names party leader Ceausescu president
Mar 28 Rock group Raspberries breakup

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)

Mar 5 Jens Jeremies, German footballer

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 on Long Island, New York (d. 2005)
Mar 15 Robert Fick, American baseball player, born in Torrance, California

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)

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

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