Page 7: Historical Events In March - 05

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

1953  Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73 on March - 05.   

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

1954  On this day in history julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80   

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  "King Kong," 1st televised on March - 05.   

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 March - 05.   

1958  Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit on March - 05.   

1959  Iran & US sign economic & military treaty on March - 05.   

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

1960  On March - 05 world Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain)   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 05.   

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

1963  On this day in history a private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  On March - 05 anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76   

1967  On March - 05 mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack   

1968  US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun on March - 05.   

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  Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London on March - 05.   

1969  On March - 05 the premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.   

1970  On this day in history 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY   

1970  Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect on this day in history.   

1971  Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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1133  On March - 05 birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on March - 05.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  On this day in history birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on March - 05.   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on this day in history.   

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

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

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

1574  On this day in history philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  On this day in history 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