Donald Bradman
- 1955 2nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 87-77
- 1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny & Jones (GRB)
- 1960 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
- 1960 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champions in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
- 1960 7th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 63-59
- 1964 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr, announces a baseball team is moving there
- 1965 Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1966 Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record
- 1966 Player reps elect Marvin Miller as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
- 1966 13th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats NC State, 71-66
- 1973 Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
- 1977 24th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Virginia, 75-69
- 1981 Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GRB)
- 1982 Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
- 1983 NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield
Event of Interest
1985 NY Islander Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons
Mike Bossy
- 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games
Event of Interest
1993 Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery
Larry Bird
- 1993 Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game
Hall of Fame
1997 Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Tommy Lasorda
Event of Interest
2009 Moises Alou announces he will retire following the World Baseball Classic
Moises Alou
- 2011 David Silva scores 38' winner as Manchester City scores 1-0 win over Wigan at City of Manchester Stadium to start EPL record 20 home game winning streak; streak ends 31/3/12
March in History
![Carmen – the Show that Shocked Paris]()
Carmen – the Show that Shocked Paris
Carmen, the opera about a sensuous woman who seduces a soldier, had its premiere on this day and dismissed as a flop. Today, it is performed all over the world.
March 3, 1875![Arise, Sir Charlie Chaplin]()
Arise, Sir Charlie Chaplin
He waited a lifetime for it, but on this day silent screen star Charlie Chaplin was finally honoured by the country where he was born.
March 4, 1975![Mass Murderer Stalin Goes to His Grave]()
Mass Murderer Stalin Goes to His Grave
Countless millions of Russians were killed by the hand of Joseph Stalin, one of the most feared and brutal dictators of all time. He himself died on this day.
March 5, 1953![Birdseye – the Father of Frozen Food]()
Birdseye – the Father of Frozen Food
Indigenous Canadians showed Clarence Birdseye how they preserved fish they had caught. Intrigued, he saw the possibilities and the frozen food industry was born.
March 6, 1930
