Page 7: Historical Events In March - 05

1953  Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on March - 05.   

1953  On March - 05 josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73   

1954  "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs on this day in history.   

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

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

1955  On this day in history elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show   

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

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

1956  Erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50 on March - 05.   

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 this day in history explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit   

1959  On March - 05 iran & US sign economic & military treaty   

1960  On this day in history elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army.   

1960  World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

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

1962  Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1963  On March - 05 a private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers.   

1963  On this day in history beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

1963  On this day in history cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70   

1964  On March - 05 emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest   

1965  On March - 05 ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1966  75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  On March - 05 anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76   

1967  On this day in history mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack   

1968  US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun on March - 05.   

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

1969  On this day in history gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

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  On March - 05 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY   

1970  On this day in history nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect   

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  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on this day in history.   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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 March - 05.   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on March - 05.   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on March - 05.