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  "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs on March - 05.  

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

1956  On this day in history "King Kong", first televised  

1956  On March - 05 "King Kong," 1st televised  

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

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  Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history iran & US sign economic & military treaty  

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  Anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82 on March - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest  

1965  Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1966  75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on March - 05.  

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 March - 05.  

1968  On March - 05 uS launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun  

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

1969  Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on this day in history.  

1969  Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London on March - 05.  

1969  On March - 05 the premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.  

1970  3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY on this day in history.  

1970  Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect on this day in history.  

1971  On March - 05 winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71  

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1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on March - 05.  

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

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on March - 05.  

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)  

1539  On March - 05 death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)  

1561  On March - 05 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 March - 05 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 March - 05.