This day in History - March 9

370 Historic Events for March 9
1994 Death Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
1994 Death John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1994 Death Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76
1994 Death Charles Bukowski, author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73
1994 Event IRA launch 1st of 3 mortar attacks on London's Heathrow Airport
1995 Death Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63
1995 Death Ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at 79
1995 Event Baseball awards a franchise to Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1995 Event President Konstantine Karamanlis (88) of Greece, resigns
1995 Event Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)
1996 Event Jayasuriya hammers 82 off 44 balls (13x4 3x6) v England in WC QF
1996 Event Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India
1996 Event STS 75 (Columbia 19), lands
1996 Death Peter Mansfield, writer, dies at 67
1996 Death Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist, dies at 77
1996 Death Elman Ali Ahmed, peace campaigner, dies at 42
1997 Death Notorius B I G, [Biggie Small, Chris Walkin], rapper, shot dead at 24
1997 Event Steve Elkington wins Doral-Ryder Golf Open
1997 Event Senior Golf Slam
1997 Death Terry Nation, writer (Dr Who, Blake 7) at 66