Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

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

1954  Arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82 on March - 15.   

1955  On this day in history uS Air Force unveils self-guided missile   

1955  On this day in history dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses   

1956  On March - 15 "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 performances   

1956  Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champion on March - 15.   

1956  On March - 15 "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 2,715 perfs   

1957  On March - 15 britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb   

1957  On March - 15 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  USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on this day in history.   

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

1959  On March - 15 robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds   

1960  Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park) on this day in history.   

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 March - 15 donald Jackson of Canada, is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump   

1962  On March - 15 sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64   

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

1964  Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton more to come) on March - 15.   

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

1964  Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history lBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote   

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

1966  Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles on this day in history.   

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

1966  8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Streisand on March - 15.   

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 March - 15.   

1968  British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns on this day in history.   

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

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  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

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

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  On March - 15 birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  On this day in history 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  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

0044  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

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

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

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

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.