- Mar 1 "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco NYC after 41 performances
- Mar 1 "Visit" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
- Mar 1 In a rematch of one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history, Ghana's WBC super featherweight champion Azumah Nelson KOs Australian Jeff Fenech in 8th round in Melbourne
- Mar 1 Jenny Thompson swims 100m freestyle world record 54.48s at the US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, IN; passes famous GDR drug tainted record, Kristen Otto 1986 by 0.25s
- Mar 2 American swimmer Anita Nall breaks the 200m breaststroke world record twice in the one day at the US Swimming championships in Indianapolis; wins final in 2:25.35
- Mar 2 Moldova joins the United Nations.
Sports History
Mar 3 Charges are filed in Florida against NY Mets Darryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden of rape (dropped in April)
- Mar 3 Gas explodes in coal mine at Zonguldak Turkey, 263 die
Sports History
Mar 3 Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd jersey number retired by NHL New York Islanders
- Mar 3 Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina established.
Event of Interest
Mar 3 US President George H. W. Bush apologizes for raising taxes after pledging not to
Music Concert
Mar 4 Singer-songwriter Paul Simon tapes an acoustic concert performance for "MTV Unplugged" at Kaufman-Astoria Studios in Queens, NYC
- Mar 5 Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
- Mar 6 Founding of the Council of the Baltic Sea States.
- Mar 6 The Michelangelo computer virus begins to take affect
- Mar 6 Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine
- Mar 7 England routs Wales, 24-0 at Twickenham for it's 2nd straight outright Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles; fullback Jonathan Webb 2 penalties and 3 conversions
- Mar 7 Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.78)
- Mar 10 "Come and Talk to Me" single released by Jodeci (Billboard Song of the Year 1992)
Soul Train Music Awards
Mar 10 6th Soul Train Music Awards: Natalie Cole, Color Me Badd win
- Mar 10 Sandra Seuser, Katrin Schreiter, Annet Hesselbarth and Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400m (3:27.22)
- Mar 12 Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations
Music Concert
Mar 12 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Natalie Cole, and Don Henley
- Mar 13 An earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale kills over 500 in Erzincan, eastern Turkey.
- Mar 13 FCC rules companies can own 30 AM & 30 FM stations (formerly 12)
Sports History
Mar 13 Martina Navratilova and Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit
Farm Aid Concert
Mar 14 Farm Aid V held in Irving, Texas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Asleep At The Wheel, Kentucky Headhunters, Texas Tornadoes, Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, and Mary Chapin Carpenter [1]
- Mar 14 NY Met Daryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden accused of rape
- Mar 14 Soviet newspaper "Pravda" suspends publication
- Mar 15 13th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats Georgetown, 56-54
- Mar 15 33rd SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Alabama, 80-54
- Mar 15 39th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #1 Duke beats #20 North Carolina, 94-74
- Mar 15 UN officially embarks on its largest peacekeeping operation
People's Choice Awards
Mar 17 18th People's Choice Awards: Kevin Costner & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby & Candice Bergen win (TV)
Film & TV History
Mar 17 Ariel Dorfman's stage drama "Death and the Maiden", starring Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, and Gene Hackman, and directed by Mike Nichols, opens at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 159 performances
- Mar 17 Islamic Jihad car bombing of Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 29 [1]
- Mar 17 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit
Important Vote
Mar 17 South African President F. W. de Klerk wins a white only referendum
- Mar 17 South African referendum of white voters on an end to apartheid, over two-thirds vote for an end to the system
- Mar 18 "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 38 performances
- Mar 18 American businesswoman Leona Helmsley sentenced to 4 years for tax evasion "We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes"
Music History
Mar 18 American pop singer Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
- Mar 18 Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury
- Mar 19 Britain's Prince Andrew & Sarah, Duchess of York, announce separation
Film & TV History
Mar 19 Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "The Master Builder", directed by Tony Randall, opens at the Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 45 performances
- Mar 20 Janice Pennington is awarded $1.3M for accident on Price is Right set
A First Lady Goes Shoplifting
Mar 20 Manuel Noriega's wife Felicidad arrested for stealing buttons from dresses
Conversations with My Father
Mar 22 Herb Gardner's stage drama "Conversations with My Father", starring Judd Hirsch and Tony Shalhoub, opens at Royale Theatre, NYC, runs for 462 performances and a Tony Award for Hirsch
- Mar 22 US Air NY to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die
- Mar 23 Florida Marlins begin selling tickets
- Mar 24 "Jake's Women" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 245 performances
- Mar 24 Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space with the 1st Belgium in space onboard, Dirk Frimout
- Mar 24 Sudanese Boeing 707 crashes on mountain Hymettos at Athens: 5-6 die
- Mar 25 British scientists find new largest perfect # (2 756839 -1 * 2 756839)
- Mar 25 Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev returns to Earth after a 10-month stay aboard the Mir space station.
Cricket World Cup
Mar 25 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Imran Khan scores 72 in his final ODI as Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first title; Martin Crowe (NZ), Player of Series
Cricket History
Mar 25 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia: Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first trophy; Player of the Match: Wasim Akram (PAK) 33 (18) & 3/49
- Mar 25 Russian manned space craft TM-14, lands
Sports History
Mar 26 Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington
- Mar 26 NHL NY Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years
Human Touch
Mar 27 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 9th and 10th studio albums - "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" - on the same day; musicians other than the E-Street Band are used
Film & TV History
Mar 28 6th American Comedy Award: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal
- Mar 28 Ann Transon runs female world record 50k (3:35:31)
- Mar 28 PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel
- Mar 29 12th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Hudson Hawk" wins
- Mar 29 Ice Dance Championship in Oakland, California won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)
- Mar 29 Ice Pairs Championship in Oakland, California won by Mishuktienok & Dmitriev (CIS)
Sports History
Mar 29 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)
- Mar 29 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
- Mar 29 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole
PGA Players Championship
Mar 29 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Davis Love III wins by 4 strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.
Academy Awards
Mar 30 64th Academy Awards: "The Silence of the Lambs", Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster win
- Mar 30 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"
- Mar 30 P J Patterson, resigns as 6th Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Mar 30 WNSR-FM (105.1) changes callsign to WMXV-FM (NYC)
- Mar 31 Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons guides the Suns to a 128-111 home win over Portland to become the 6th coach in NBA history to record 800 career wins
- Mar 31 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi (Ajay Sharma 175 in 532) beats Tamil Nadu (449) on 1st innings
- Mar 31 UN Security Council voted to ban flights & arms sales to Libya
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