March 1 Brazilian police arrest Franz Stangl, ex-commander of Treblinka and Sobibór extermination camps. Óscar Gestido is sworn in as President of Uruguay after 15 years of collegiate government. March 4 The first North Sea gas is pumped ashore at Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Queens Park Rangers become the first 3rd Division side to win the English Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium, defeating West Bromwich Albion 3–2. March 9 – Joseph Stalin's daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defects to the United States via the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. March 11 – The first phase of the Cambodian Civil War begins between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. March 12 – The Indonesian State Assembly takes all presidential powers from Sukarno and names Suharto as acting president (Suharto resigned in 1998). March 13 – Moise Tshombe, ex-prime minister of Congo, is sentenced to death in absentia. March 14 The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery. Nine executives of the German pharmaceutical company Grunenthal are charged with breaking German drug laws because of thalidomide. March 16 – In the Aspida case in Greece, 15 officers are sentenced to 2–18 years in prison, accused of treason and intentions of staging a coup. March 18 Torrey Canyon oil spill: The supertanker runs aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles off the coast of Britain, causing the biggest oil spill in history up to that point. March 19 – A referendum in French Somaliland favors the connection to France. March 21 A military coup takes place in Sierra Leone. Vietnam War: In ongoing campus unrest, Howard University students protesting the Vietnam War, the ROTC program on campus and the draft, confront Gen. Lewis Hershey, then head of the U.S. Selective Service System, and as he attempts to deliver an address, shout him down with cries of "America is the Black man's battleground!" Charles Manson is released from Terminal Island. Telling the authorities that prison had become his home, he requested permission to stay. Upon his release, he relocates to San Francisco where he spends the Summer of Love. March 26 – Jim Thompson, co-founder of the Thai Silk Company, disappears from the Cameron Highlands. March 28 – Pope Paul VI issues the encyclical Populorum progressio. March 29 The first French nuclear submarine, Le Redoutable, is launched. The SEACOM Asian telephone cable is inaugurated. Torrey Canyon oil spill: British Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force aircraft bomb and sink the grounded supertanker . March 31 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Consular Treaty.
March 1 Brazilian police arrest Franz Stangl ex-commander of Treblinka and Sobibór extermination camps Óscar Gestido is sworn in as President of Uruguay after 15 years of collegiate government March 4 The first North Sea gas is pumped ashore at Easington East Riding of Yorkshire UK Queens Park Rangers become the first 3rd Division side to win the English Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium defeating West Bromwich Albion 3–2 March 9 – Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States via the US Embassy in New Delhi March 11 – The first phase of the Cambodian Civil War begins between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge March 12 – The Indonesian State Assembly takes all presidential powers from Sukarno and names Suharto as acting president (Suharto resigned in 1998) March 13 – Moise Tshombe ex-prime minister of Congo is sentenced to death in absentia March 14 The body of US President John F Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery Nine executives of the German pharmaceutical company Grunenthal are charged with breaking German drug laws because of thalidomide March 16 – In the Aspida case in Greece 15 officers are sentenced to 2–18 years in prison accused of treason and intentions of staging a coup March 18 Torrey Canyon oil spill The supertanker runs aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles off the coast of Britain causing the biggest oil spill in history up to that point March 19 – A referendum in French Somaliland favors the connection to France March 21 A military coup takes place in Sierra Leone Vietnam War In ongoing campus unrest Howard University students protesting the Vietnam War the ROTC program on campus and the draft confront Gen Lewis Hershey then head of the US Selective Service System and as he attempts to deliver an address shout him down with cries of "America is the Black man's battleground" Charles Manson is released from Terminal Island Telling the authorities that prison had become his home he requested permission to stay Upon his release he relocates to San Francisco where he spends the Summer of Love March 26 – Jim Thompson co-founder of the Thai Silk Company disappears from the Cameron Highlands March 28 – Pope Paul VI issues the encyclical Populorum progressio March 29 The first French nuclear submarine Le Redoutable is launched The SEACOM Asian telephone cable is inaugurated Torrey Canyon oil spill British Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force aircraft bomb and sink the grounded supertanker  March 31 – US President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Consular Treaty