Historical Events in March, Month of March Events
Here is a list of some historical events in March. You can learn What major event happened in March?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| March 22, 2019 | The Special Counsel investigation on the 2016 United States presidential election concludes when Robert Mueller submits his report to the United States Attorney General. |
| March 13, 1862 | The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation. |
| March 30, 2019 | Pope Francis visits Morocco. |
| March 18, 1970 | Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. |
| March 2, 1476 | Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel. |
| March 3, 1991 | United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board. |
| March 22, 1942 | World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. |
| March 9, 1960 | Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis. |
| March 27, 2002 | Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured. |
| March 13, 2020 | Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against police brutality. |
| March 14, 1988 | In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands. |
| March 4, 1665 | English King Charles II declares war on the Netherlands marking the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. |
| March 18, 1922 | In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two. |
| March 5, 2012 | Tropical Storm Irina kills over 75 as it passes through Madagascar. |
| March 12, 1993 | North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites. |
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