Historical Events In March - 05

1953  On March - 05 soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73.  

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

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

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

1956  "King Kong", first televised on March - 05.  

1956  On March - 05 "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  On this day in history sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley  

1958  On this day in history 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 March - 05.  

1960  On this day in history 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 March - 05.  

1963  Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 on March - 05.  

1964  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history 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 March - 05.  

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

1966  Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London  

1969  The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published on this day in history.  

1970  On March - 05 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY  

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  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on March - 05.  

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on this day in history.  

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

1585  Johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague) was born on this day in history.  

1585  On March - 05 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 March - 05 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