Historical Events In March - 15

1939  Hitler occupies Bohemia & Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ on this day in history.   

1940  On March - 15 göring says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest   

1940  On March - 15 goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest   

1940  On March - 15 alfred Marr, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 0 & 5), dies   

1941  On this day in history blizzard in North Dakota kills 151   

1941  On March - 15 blizzard in ND kills 151   

1942  Alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1943  Allied reconnaissance flight over Java on this day in history.   

1943  Red Army evacuates Kharkov on March - 15.   

1944  On March - 15 italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing   

1944  Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 15 17th Academy Awards "Going my Way", Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win   

1945  On March - 15 billboard publishes its first album chart (King Cole Trio is #1)   

1945  Catholic University of Nijmegen reopens on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 15 record album charts first published in the United States   

1945  On March - 15 17th Academy Awards   

1945  Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1945  17th Academy Awards: "Going my Way", Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win on March - 15.   

1946  British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history john Lee appointed first black commissioned officer in US Navy   

1947  John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs Western Australia on March - 15.   

1948  On March - 15 sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine   

1948  Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history wICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1950  On this day in history nYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker"   

1950  "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 269 performances on March - 15.   

1951  On March - 15 in Teheran, Iran Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; founded by Lord Strathcona and first developed by Canadian drillers.   

1951  Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company on March - 15.   

1952  Greatest 24-hour rainfall begins; 187 cm at La Réunion, Indian Ocean on March - 15.   

1952  On this day in history "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 276 perfs   

1953  West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 on March - 15.   

1953  On March - 15 patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship   

1954  "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar on this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

0044  On this day in history death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.   

0963  On this day in history romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  On March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)