Page 7: Historical Events In February - 26
Monday, 16 March 2026
1950 Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in NYC 

1950 Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75. 

1951 Bread rationing in Czechoslovakia 

1951 The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits a president to two terms of office, is ratified 

1951 22nd amendment to Constitution is ratified 

1952 Britain announces that it has its own atomic bomb 

1952 Netherlands-Indonesian Unity conference. 

1952 Neth-Indonesian Unity conference. 

1953 Allen W Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA. 

1953 Elisabeth "Ilse" Kuyper, Dutch/US (opera)composer, dies 

1954 inaugural typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy MA. 

1954 Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson (R) introduces legislation to ban mailing "obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy" phonograph (rock and roll) records. 

1954 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Mass 

1954 William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93. 

1955 "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 149 performances. 

1955 The inaugural aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G F Smith 

1956 Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge. 

1956 In this year, Betsy Rawls claims LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. 

1956 Herman Courtens, Belgian baron/painter, dies at 72. 

1959 Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52. 

1960 Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia. 

1960 In this year, USA's David Jenkins claims the Olympics Gold for men's figure skating 

1960 Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champion 

1960 Aleksandar Belic, Swedish linguist, dies at 83 

1961 Mohammed V, King of Morocco, dies. 

1961 Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83 

1962 US Supreme court disallows race separation on public transportation. 

1962 Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer, dies at 83 

1963 Artturi A Leinonen, Fin journalist/politician (Prophet), dies at 74. 

1965 Dutch Government of Marijnen falls 

1965 West Germany ceases military aid to Tanzania. 

1965 Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries. 

1966 Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71. 

1967 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 

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