* St Nicholas Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners No. 1188 was consecrated on the 2 June 1979, it currently meets on the second Thursday in March, May, September & November

In February to March 1979, China and Vietnam would fight the brief Sino-Vietnamese War over the issue.

* Pericle Felici ( 5 March 1973 – 30 June 1979 )

Technical details of Sony's digital audio disc were presented during the 62nd AES Convention, held on March 13 – 16, 1979, in Brussels.

Just before that, on March 8, 1979 Philips publicly demonstrated a prototype of an optical digital audio disc at a press conference called " Philips Introduce Compact Disc " in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Thirty years later, on March 6, 2009, Philips received an IEEE Milestone award with the following citation: " On 8 March 1979, N. V. Philips ' Gloeilampenfabrieken demonstrated for the international press a Compact Disc Audio Player.

6025 left the band in March 1979.

In Scotland's first referendum on devolution, held in March 1979, he campaigned for a " Yes " vote alongside the Conservative Alick Buchanan-Smith and the Liberal Russell Johnston.

The ECU itself replaced the European Unit of Account, also at parity, on 13 March 1979.

The ECU was conceived on 13 March 1979 as an internal accounting unit.

On 2 March 1979, an agreement on a Danish loan to Afghanistan was signed.

In March 1979 Israel and Egypt signed the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.

On March 13, 1979, the New Jewel Movement launched an armed revolution which removed Gairy, suspended the constitution, and established a People's Revolutionary Government ( PRG ), headed by Maurice Bishop who declared himself prime minister.

In March 1979 the Virginia General Assembly authorized the establishment of the George Mason University School of Law ( GMUSL ) – contingent on the transfer of the Kann's building to George Mason University.

Busey sang the song " Stay All Night " on Saturday Night Live in March 1979, Episode 14, Season 4, and on the Late Show with David Letterman in the 1990s.

Thus in March 1979 Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who kept absolute power ( until his overthrow in 2011 referred to as " Guide of the Revolution "), after ten years as combined Head of State and Head of government of the Libyan Jamahiriya (" state of the masses "), styled Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, formally transferred both qualities to the General secretaries of the General People's Congress ( comparable to a Speaker ) respectively to a Prime Minister, in political reality both were his creatures.

In March 1979, Hafizullah Amin took over as prime minister, retaining the position of field marshal and becoming vice-president of the Supreme Defence Council.

JASA 31 ( March 1979 ): 61-62.

The single trial concerned the usurpation of Cengiz Aydos ' taxi in 1979, robbing the Yıldırm jewelry store in Kızıltoprak on March 22, 1979 and stealing money from the Fruko soda storage on April 4, 1979.

* 1979 – The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D. C., the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demands " an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people ", and draws 200, 000 people.

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (; ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000 ), usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.

Following a burglary, a murder, and two attempted murders in Adelaide during March 1838, Governor Hindmarsh created the South Australian Police Force ( now named South Australia Police ) in April 1838 under 21-year-old Henry Inman.

( 2 ) In March 1912, Madero's former general Pascual Orozco, who was personally resentful of how Madero had treated him, launched a rebellion in Chihuahua with the financial backing of Luis Terrazas, a former Governor of Chihuahua who was the largest landowner in Mexico.

On 17 March 1649 a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique, led by Jacques Dyel du Parquet who had been the Governor of Martinique on behalf of the Compagnie des Iles de l ' Amerique ( Company of the Isles of America ) since 1637, landed at St. Georges Harbour and constructed a fortified settlement, which they named Fort Annunciation.

The current Governor is Professor Marie Bashir, who has served since 1 March 2001 ; Labor Premier Bob Carr recommended her to replace former Justice Gordon Samuels.

First printed in March 1812, this political cartoon was drawn in reaction to the state senate electoral districts drawn by the Massachusetts legislature to favour the Democratic-Republican Party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists.

In a 9 March 2006 press release, HBC announced that Zucker would replace George Heller as the new Governor and CEO, to become the first US citizen to lead the company.

In March 1933, Reich Governor of Bavaria Franz Ritter von Epp appointed Himmler chief of the Munich Police.

Mauritius became a republic on 12 March 1992, with the last Governor General, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, as interim President.

Trouble in the Hutt Valley, near Wellington, early March 1846 prompted the new Lieutenant Governor George Grey to proclaim Martial Law and call out the Hutt Militia.

On March 5, 2012, the band won the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

On March 8, 2011, King spoke at a political rally in Sarasota aimed against Governor Rick Scott ( R-FL ), voicing his opposition to the Tea Party movement.

As Governor of New York State before becoming Vice President in March 1901, Roosevelt signed an act replacing the Police Commissioners with a single Police Commissioner.

Acting as commander-in-chief of Ohio's militia, Governor Lucas, along with General John Bell and about 600 other fully armed militiamen, arrived in Perrysburg, Ohio, ten miles ( 16 km ) southwest of Toledo, on March 31, 1835.

Accordingly, the Organic Act, establishing the University of California, was signed into law by Governor Henry H. Haight ( Low's successor ) on March 23, 1868.

On March 13, 1996, Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke, Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, and Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry signed a contract that paved the way for the immediate start of construction for the new home of the Redskins ( now FedExField ).

* March 23 – General Rahimuddin Khan becomes the first man in Pakistan's history to rule over 2 of its provinces, after becoming interim Governor of Sindh.

* March 5 – Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania ( d. 2006 )

* March 8 – Preston Smith, Governor of Texas ( d. 2003 )

* March 18 – William Elbridge Sewell, American naval officer and Governor of Guam ( b. 1851 )

* March 18 – William P. Cronan, Naval Governor of Guam ( b. 1879 )

* March 19 – Ambrosio O ' Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, Spanish viceroy of Peru and Governor of Chile, father of Bernardo O ' Higgins

* March 17 – Mark White, Governor of Texas

* March 21 – Marcellus Boss, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate and the 5th Civilian Governor of Guam.

* March 10 – Sir Richard Sharples, Governor of Bermuda, is assassinated in Government House.

* March 4 – Stephen Victor Graham, United States Navy Rear Admiral and 18th Governor of American Samoa.