Historical Events In March - 15

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

1954  On this day in history arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82   

1955  US Air Force unveils self-guided missile on March - 15.   

1955  Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses on March - 15.   

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

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

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

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

1957  On this day in history 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb (Britain)   

1958  Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled on this day in history.   

1958  USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on March - 15.   

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

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  On this day in history national Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated   

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

1962  On this day in history 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter   

1962  Donald Jackson of Canada, is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump on March - 15.   

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on March - 15.   

1964  On March - 15 lBJ asks for a War on Poverty   

1964  On March - 15 liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come)   

1964  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

1965  On March - 15 lBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote   

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

1966  On this day in history racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles   

1966  On March - 15 abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63   

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

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

1967  On this day in history marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil   

1968  On this day in history british minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns   

1968  Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri on this day in history.   

1968  In Ottawa the government suspends gold trading by Canadian banks and dealers; to dampen speculation on March - 15.   

1968  LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

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

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

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

0493  On March - 15 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 March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

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

1145  On this day in history death of pope Lucius II   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.