Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

1954  On March - 15 "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1955  US Air Force unveils self-guided missile on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses   

1956  "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 performances on this day in history.   

1956  Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champion on this day in history.   

1956  "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 perfs on this day in history.   

1957  Britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb on March - 15.   

1957  3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb (Britain) on March - 15.   

1958  On March - 15 royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled   

1958  On March - 15 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

1958  "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances on March - 15.   

1959  Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on March - 15.   

1960  Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park) on March - 15.   

1960  National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated on March - 15.   

1961  South Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1962  5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter on March - 15.   

1962  On March - 15 donald Jackson of Canada, is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump   

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1964  LBJ asks for a War on Poverty on March - 15.   

1964  Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come) on March - 15.   

1964  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 15.   

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1965  LBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 15 8th Grammy Awards Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand   

1966  Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles on this day in history.   

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.   

1966  8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history aFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum   

1967  Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil on this day in history.   

1968  British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns on March - 15.   

1968  On March - 15 diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri   

1968  On this day in history in Ottawa the government suspends gold trading by Canadian banks and dealers; to dampen speculation   

1968  On this day in history lIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on March - 15.   

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

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on March - 15.   

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

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on March - 15.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on this day in history.   

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

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on March - 15.   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  On this day in history death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)