March 14, 1997 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch March 14, 1997 Fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89 March 14, 1997 Iranian military plane crashes, killing 80 March 14, 1997 John Curtis Jr, pres/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58 March 14, 1997 Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award March 14, 1997 President Clinton trips & tears up his knee requiring surgery March 14, 1996 Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi March 14, 1996 Crufts show at NEC Birmingham, (1995 winner, Joshua, an Irish setter) March 14, 1996 Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57 March 14, 1996 Nico Kiasashvii, professor of English Literature, dies at 69 March 14, 1996 Vic Marshall, chemist, dies at 74 March 14, 1995 1st time 13 people in space March 14, 1995 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer, dies at 73 March 14, 1995 William A Fowler, U.S. nuclear/astro physicist (Nobel 1983), dies at 83 March 14, 1994 Abdelkader Alloula, Algerian playwright, murdered March 14, 1994 Mexican banker/billionaire Alfredo Harp Helu kidnapped March 14, 1994 Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage, writer, dies at 57 March 14, 1994 Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov & N Thagard March 14, 1993 Johan Koss skates world record 5km (6:36.57) March 14, 1993 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship