1345 – According to scholars at the University of Paris, the Black Death, from what they call “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius, occurring on the 20th of March 1345″. 1602– United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms. 1800 – Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London. 1815– Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule. 1900 – US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes calling for an ‘open door’ policy in China have essentially accepted his stand. 1933– Dachau the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed. 1995 – Several packages of deadly sarin gas are set off in the Tokyo subway system killing twelve people and injuring over 5,000. 2016– Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 3 day tour. Births & Deaths: 1957 – American filmmaker Spike Lee, who was known for his uncompromising and provocative approach to the controversial subject matter, was born.
Film: 1952– 24th Academy Awards: “An American in Paris”, Humphrey Bogart & Vivian Leigh win.
Music: 1969 – John Lennon, a leader of the seminal British rock group the Beatles, married Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. 1991 – Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records.
Sports: 1973– Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash.
