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