Historical Events In March - 05

1953  Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on March - 05.   

1953  On this day in history josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73   

1954  "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs on this day in history.   

1954  Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  On March - 05 elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show   

1955  Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show on March - 05.   

1956  "King Kong", first televised on March - 05.   

1956  On this day in history "King Kong," 1st televised   

1956  Erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50 on March - 05.   

1957  On March - 05 eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland   

1957  Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley on this day in history.   

1958  Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history iran & US sign economic & military treaty   

1960  On this day in history elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army.   

1960  World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1962  On March - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1963  A private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers on March - 05.   

1963  On this day in history beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

1963  Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1964  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest on March - 05.   

1965  On this day in history ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1966  On March - 05 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76   

1967  On this day in history mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack   

1968  On March - 05 uS launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun   

1969  Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France on this day in history.   

1969  Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on this day in history.   

1969  On March - 05 joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London   

1969  The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published on this day in history.   

1970  On March - 05 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY   

1970  On this day in history nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect   

1971  On March - 05 winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on this day in history.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on March - 05.   

1563  On March - 05 birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On March - 05 birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  On March - 05 birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)   

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on March - 05.   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on March - 05.   

1534  On March - 05 death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69