Historical Events In March - 05

1953  Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on this day in history.   

1953  Josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1954  Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80 on March - 05.   

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

1955  On March - 05 elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show   

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

1956  "King Kong," 1st televised on this day in history.   

1956  Erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1957  Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland on March - 05.   

1957  Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley on March - 05.   

1958  On March - 05 explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit   

1959  On this day in history 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 March - 05 world Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain)   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  On March - 05 anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82   

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

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1966  On March - 05 75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die   

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  Mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack on March - 05.   

1968  On March - 05 uS launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun   

1969  Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France on March - 05.   

1969  Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on this day in history.   

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

1969  On March - 05 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  Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 on March - 05.   

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On March - 05 birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  On March - 05 birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  On March - 05 birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)   

0254  On March - 05 lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

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

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

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69