Page 7: Historical Events In March - 05

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

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

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

1954  On March - 05 julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80   

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  "King Kong", first televised on March - 05.   

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

1956  On March - 05 erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50   

1957  On March - 05 eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland   

1957  Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley on this day in history.   

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

1959  Iran & US sign economic & military treaty on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1963  On March - 05 beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

1963  Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 05 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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history uS launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun   

1969  On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France   

1969  Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on March - 05.   

1969  On March - 05 joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London   

1969  On this day in history 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 March - 05 nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect   

1971  On this day in history winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 March - 05.   

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

1534  On March - 05 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  On this day in history carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.   

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

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.