Page 10: Historical Events In March - 07

1954  French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu.   

1954  Russia defeated Canada 7-2 to capture the world ice-hockey title in Stockholm, Sweden.   

1954  In this year, Russia claims title in their inaugural international ice hockey competition.   

1954  US, Great-Britain and France reject Russian membership in NATO   

1954  In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.   

1955  7th Emmy Awards Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young.   

1955  Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised   

1955  USSR signs peace treaty with France and Great-Britain.   

1955  West Europe Union established.   

1955  7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young   

1955  Tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66   

1956  Battle at Oran, Algeria, results in the deaths of 300.   

1956  Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.   

1958  Commissioning of USS Grayback, inaugural submarine built from keel up with guided missile capability, to fire Regulus II missile   

1958  Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27810 meters   

1958  Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo.   

1959  Melvin C. Garlow became the inaugural pilot to fly over a million miles in jet airplanes   

1959  The inaugural aviator to fly a million miles (1.61 Mkm) in a jet (MC Garlow)   

1959  West Indies all out 76 vs Pakistan at Dacca, Fazal Mahmood 6-34.   

1959  "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 perfs.   

1959  Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Economics of Welfare), dies   

1960  "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances   

1960  "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances   

1960  Dutch Builders strike for CLA.   

1960  In this year, Leonid Brezhnev adopts in place of Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR   

1960  Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship   

1960  Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player is born   

1960  USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) rescues 4 Russian soldiers from their landing craft 1000 miles from Midway Island, which was drifting several weeks after their engine failed off Kamchatka Peninsula   

1960  USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy   

1961  Englebert van Anderlecht, Belgian painter, dies at 42   

1962  Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio   

1962  Launch of OSO 1, inaugural astronomy satellite (solar flare data).   

1962  Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960)   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.   

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0189  Publius septimius geta: Roman emperor   

1481  Baldassare peruzzi: Italian architect and painter   

1543  Johan casimir: Count of rhine (occupied gent)   

1556  Guillaume du vair: French writer   

1574  John wilbye: Composer   

1602  Kano tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)   

1621  Georg neumark: Composer   

1659  Henry purcell: English organist/composer (dido & aeneas)   

0161  Death of Antoninus pius: [titus aurelius], emperor of rome (138-61),   

0203  Death of Perpetua and felicitas: Christian martyrs (perhaps after 209)   

0308  Death of Saint eubulus: Christian martyr   

0851  Death of Nominoe: Duke of brittany   

1111  Death of Bohemund i of tarente: French ruler of antioch,   

1226  William de longespee: 3rd earl of salisbury, english military leader   

1274  Thomas aquinas: Italian thelogian/saint,   

1305  Gwijde van dampierre: Count of flanders/count of namur,