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March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia , killing 21.

March 5 - In Mecca , 35 Muslim pilgrims are crushed to death during the annual Hajj Pilgrimage .

March 7 - The '' SpongeBob SquarePants You Wish'' TV special airs on Nickelodeon .

March 9 - Armin Meiwes kills Bernd-Jurgen Brandes after putting up an advertisement searching for someone to be willfully slaughtered. This is one of the most controversial cases in Germany in modern history.

March 23 - The Russia n '' Mir '' Space Station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji .

March 23 - The World Wrestling Federation purchases rival organization World Championship Wrestling for an estimated $ 7 million.

March 24 - Apple Computer releases Mac OS X version 10.0.

March 29 - A chartered Gulfstream III jet crashes into a hillside during approach into Aspen, Colorado , killing 18 people.

March 31 - Invader Zim premieres.

DEATHS

March 8 - Ninette De Valois - founder of Royal Ballet, London

March 12 - Robert Ludlum - author of 29 Spy Novels

March 18 - John Phillips - Singer and Songwriter

March 22 - William Hanna - Animator , Director , Producer , and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions

March 29 - John Lewis - Jazz Pianist and Composer