Historical Events In March - 05

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

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

1954  On March - 05 "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs   

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

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

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

1956  On March - 05 "King Kong", first televised   

1956  On March - 05 "King Kong," 1st televised   

1956  On this day in history erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50   

1957  On this day in history eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland   

1957  On March - 05 sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley   

1958  On this day in history explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1962  Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 on March - 05.   

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  On March - 05 emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest   

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

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

1966  On March - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France   

1969  Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on March - 05.   

1969  Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London on this day in history.   

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

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

1970  Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect on March - 05.   

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

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

1324  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

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

1563  On this day in history birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On this day in history 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 March - 05.   

0254  On March - 05 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 March - 05.   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

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

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.   

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

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on March - 05.