Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

1954  On this day in history "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar   

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1955  US Air Force unveils self-guided missile on March - 15.   

1955  On March - 15 dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses   

1956  On this day in history "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 performances   

1956  On March - 15 whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champion   

1956  "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 perfs on this day in history.   

1957  Britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb (Britain)   

1958  On this day in history royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled   

1958  On March - 15 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

1958  "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances on this day in history.   

1959  Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on March - 15.   

1960  On this day in history key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park)   

1960  National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated on March - 15.   

1961  South Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth on March - 15.   

1962  5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter on March - 15.   

1962  On this day in history donald Jackson of Canada, is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump   

1962  On this day in history sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64   

1964  LBJ asks for a War on Poverty on March - 15.   

1964  On this day in history liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come)   

1964  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1964  On March - 15 paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75   

1965  LBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote on March - 15.   

1966  8th Grammy Awards Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 15 racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles   

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on March - 15.   

1966  On this day in history 8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand   

1967  AFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum on this day in history.   

1967  Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil on this day in history.   

1968  British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns on March - 15.   

1968  On this day in history diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock and roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri   

1968  On March - 15 in Ottawa the government suspends gold trading by Canadian banks and dealers; to dampen speculation   

1968  On this day in history lIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on March - 15.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on March - 15.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.   

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on March - 15.   

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  On this day in history zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.   

1575  On this day in history death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)