Historical Events In March - 15

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

1954  On this day in history arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82  

1955  US Air Force unveils self-guided missile on this day in history.  

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

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

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 March - 15.  

1957  On this day in history britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb  

1957  On March - 15 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb (Britain)  

1958  On March - 15 royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled  

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1958  On this day in history uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test  

1958  On March - 15 "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 60 performances  

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

1960  Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park) on March - 15.  

1960  National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated on this day in history.  

1961  On March - 15 south Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth  

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

1962  Donald Jackson of Canada, is first to land a triple lutz ice skate jump on March - 15.  

1962  Sam Wren, actor (Wren's Nest), dies at 64 on March - 15.  

1964  On March - 15 lBJ asks for a War on Poverty  

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

1964  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

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

1965  On March - 15 lBJ asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote  

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

1966  Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles on March - 15.  

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 March - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)  

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France  

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)  

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.  

0044  On this day in history death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)  

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.  

0752  On March - 15 zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]  

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on March - 15.  

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies  

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.  

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.  

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.