What Happened In March 2005 In History

Historical Events for March, 2005

• 1st » Supreme Court of the United States called U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional marking a change in "national standards,".
• 3rd » Mayerthorpe tragedy: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. It is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-Wes
• 3rd » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
• 10th » Tung Chee-hwa resigns from his post as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after widespread public dissatisfaction of his tenure.
• 12th » Karolos Papoulias becomes President of Greece.
• 16th » Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
• 23rd » Texas City Refinery explosion: During a test on a distillation tower liquid waste builds up and flows out of a blowout tower. Waste fumes ignite and explode killing 15 workers.
• 28th » The 2005 Sumatra earthquake rocks Indonesia, and at magnitude 8.7 is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1965.

Famous Deaths for March 2005

• 1st » Peter Malkin, Israeli secret agent (b. 1927)
• 2nd » Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (b. 1911)
• 2nd » Rick Mahler, American baseball player (b. 1953)
• 3rd » Max Fisher, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
• 4th » Nicola Calipari, Italian general (b. 1953)
• 4th » Robert Consoli, American actor and singer (b. 1964)
• 4th » Una Hale, Australian-English soprano (b. 1922)
• 4th » Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian police officer and politician (b. 1951)
• 4th » Carlos Sherman, Uruguayan-Belarusian author and activist (b. 1934)
• 6th » Hans Bethe, German-American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 6th » Danny Gardella, American baseball player (b. 1920)
• 6th » Tommy Vance, English radio host (b. 1943)
• 6th » Teresa Wright, American actress (b. 1918)
• 7th » John Box, English production designer (b. 1920)
• 7th » Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1950)
• 8th » César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (b. 1924)
• 8th » Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951)
• 9th » Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 9th » Kurt Lotz, German businessman (b. 1912)
• 9th » István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (b. 1924)
• 9th » Jeanette Schmid, Czech-Austrian whistler (b. 1924)
• 10th » Dave Allen (comedian) e.g Dave Allen, Irish comedian and actor (b. 1936)
• 10th » Danny Joe Brown, American singer-songwriter (Molly Hatchet and The Danny Joe Brown Band) (b. 1951)
• 12th » Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943)
• 12th » Stavros Kouyioumtzis, Greek composer (b. 1932)
• 15th » Bob Bellear, Australian judge (b. 1944)
• 15th » Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player and coach (b. 1923)
• 15th » Shoji Nishio, Japanese martial artist (b. 1927)
• 16th » Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
• 16th » Ralph Erskine (architect) e.g Ralph Erskine, English architect, designed the The London Ark (b. 1914)
• 16th » Anthony George, American actor (b. 1921)
• 16th » Allan Hendrickse, South African politician (b. 1927)
• 16th » Dick Radatz, American baseball player (b. 1937)
• 17th » Royce Frith, Canadian politician (b. 1923)
• 17th » George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
• 17th » Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)
• 19th » John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (b. 1925)
• 20th » Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 21st » Barney Martin, American actor (b. 1923)
• 21st » Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
• 22nd » Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (Foghat) (b. 1947)
• 22nd » Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (b. 1913)
• 25th » Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1911)
• 26th » James Callaghan, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912)
• 26th » Gérard Filion, Canadian journalist (b. 1909)
• 26th » Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz, Crowded House, Deckchairs Overboard, and Tarmac Adam) (b. 1959)
• 26th » Marius Russo, American baseball player (b. 1914)
• 26th » Frederick Rotimi Williams Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920)
• 26th » Frank Searle (photographer) named Frank Searle, Scottish photographer (b. 1921)
• 27th » Bob Casey (baseball announcer) called Bob Casey, American announcer (b. 1925)
• 27th » Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian surgeon (b. 1913)
• 27th » Grant Johannesen, American pianist (b. 1921)
• 27th » Ahmed Zaki (actor) or Ahmed Zaki, Egyptian actor and producer (b. 1949)
• 28th » Moura Lympany, English pianist (b. 1916)
• 28th » Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• 29th » Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (b. 1937)
• 29th » Mitch Hedberg, American comedian and actor (b. 1968)
• 29th » Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet (b. 1919)
• 30th » Robert Creeley, American poet (b. 1926)
• 30th » Emil Dimitrov, Bulgarian singer (b. 1940)
• 30th » Milton Green, American hurdler (b. 1913)
• 30th » Fred Korematsu, American activist (b. 1919)
• 30th » Derrick Plourde, American drummer (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, The Ataris, Mad Caddies, and Rich Kids on LSD) (b. 1971)
• 30th » Don Rose, American radio host (b. 1934)
• 30th » Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
• 30th » O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1930)
• 31st » Stanley J. Korsmeyer, American oncologist (b. 1951)
• 31st » Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician (b. 1905)
• 31st » Frank Perdue, American businessman (b. 1920)
• 31st » Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (b. 1963)

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