Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

1954  "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar on this day in history.   

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

1955  On this day in history uS Air Force unveils self-guided missile   

1955  Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses on this day in history.   

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

1956  On this day in history whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champion   

1956  On March - 15 "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 perfs   

1957  On this day in history britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb   

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 March - 15.   

1958  On March - 15 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

1958  On this day in history "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances   

1959  Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history south Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth   

1962  On March - 15 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  LBJ asks for a War on Poverty on March - 15.   

1964  Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come) on this day in history.   

1964  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 15 paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75   

1965  LBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote on March - 15.   

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

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

1967  AFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum on March - 15.   

1967  Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil on March - 15.   

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  In Ottawa the government suspends gold trading by Canadian banks and dealers; to dampen speculation on this day in history.   

1968  On March - 15 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 March - 15.   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

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  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.   

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

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  On March - 15 zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.   

1145  On this day in history death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

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