Page 7: Historical Events In March - 08
Sunday, 05 July 2026
1959 Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered 

1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances. 

1961 US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours. 

1961 Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary," premieres in NYC. 

1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 

1962 The Beatles performed for the inaugural time on the BBC 

1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 

1963 Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day Military coup in Syria. 

1963 Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day. 

1963 John Hartley, cricketer (bowl avg 115 in 2 Tests for Eng 1906), dies 

1964 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement. 

1965 US combat forces arrive in South Vietnam (3500 Marines) 

1965 1st US combat forces arrive in Vietnam (3500 Marines). 

1965 Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72 

1966 An IRA bomb destroyed Nelson's Column in Dublin 

1966 Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 

1966 "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances. 

1967 John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46. 

1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown MD) 

1968 Students demonstrate in Warsaw. 

1969 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo Italy 

1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner" 

1971 âSmokinâ Joe Frazier, of Philadelphia, won a decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated. 

1971 Harold Lloyd, US comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77. 

1972 The inaugural airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) 

1972 The inaugural flight of the Goodyear blimp 

1973 Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens. 

1973 Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies 

1974 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France. 

1974 Christian van Geel, Dutch poet/sculptor (Spinroc), dies at 56 

1975 Olivia Newton-John reached the top spot on the pop charts with"Have You Never Been Mellow" 

1975 Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba 

1975 George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 

1976 1774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China 

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