Page 7: Historical Events In March - 05

1953  On this day in history soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73.   

1953  On March - 05 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 March - 05.   

1954  On March - 05 julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80   

1955  Elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show   

1956  "King Kong", first televised on this day in history.   

1956  "King Kong," 1st televised on March - 05.   

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

1957  Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland on this day in history.   

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 March - 05 iran & US sign economic & military treaty   

1960  Elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army on March - 05.   

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

1962  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1963  Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl" on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 05 cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70   

1964  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest   

1965  Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1966  75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on this day in history.   

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

1966  Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France   

1969  On March - 05 gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

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 March - 05.   

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

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

1971  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

0254  On this day in history lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

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

1534  Death of Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1539  On March - 05 death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69