Page 6: Historical Events In March - 05

1932  On this day in history takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered   

1933  FDR proclaims 10-day bank holiday on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)   

1934  On this day in history mother-in-law's day first celebrated (Amarillo TX)   

1934  Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo, Tx) on this day in history.   

1935  1st premature baby health law in US (Chicago) on March - 05.   

1936  On this day in history the British Spitfire makes it's first flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton)   

1936  Spitfire makes it's 1st flight (Eastleigh Aerodrome in Southampton) on March - 05.   

1941  Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel 1927), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history bosnia Tito establishes 3rd Proletarit Brigade in Bosnia   

1942  Japanese troop march into Batavia on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history anti fascist strikes in Italy   

1943  On this day in history british and Canadian bombers start Battle of the Ruhr; year-long bombing offensive against Germany.   

1943  On this day in history rAF bombs Essen Germany   

1943  On March - 05 the Japanese are routed in the Battle of Bismark Sea off New Guinea.   

1944  1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony on this day in history.   

1944  Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 on March - 05.   

1945  Allied troops converge on the Rhine on March - 05.   

1945  Generals Eisenhower, Patton & Patch meet in Luneville on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history uS 7th Army Corps captures Cologne   

1945  On March - 05 uS Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill   

1945  On March - 05 allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands   

1946  On this day in history british prime minister Winston Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, MS.   

1946  On this day in history winston Churchill uses the term 'Iron Curtain' in a speech   

1946  On this day in history winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton MO), the term sticks for the next 50 years   

1946  On March - 05 winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech (Fulton Missouri)   

1947  On this day in history alfredo Casella, Italian composer/conductor (La Giara), dies at 63   

1948  Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson on March - 05.   

1948  On March - 05 uS rocket flies record 4800 KPH to 126k height   

1948  Charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On March - 05 bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30   

1952  On this day in history terence Rattigan's "Deep Blue Sea," premieres in London   

1952  On this day in history vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer, dies at 63   

1953  Josef Stalin's death announced on this day in history.   

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1133  On March - 05 birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  On this day in history birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On this day in history 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  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On March - 05 birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on March - 05.   

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

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

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

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69