Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

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

1954  On March - 15 arthur Fickenscher, composer, dies at 82   

1955  On March - 15 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 this day in history.   

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

1957  Britian becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb on March - 15.   

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

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

1958  On March - 15 uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

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

1959  Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history national Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated   

1961  South Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1966  Abe Saperstein, founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history aFCENT-headquarter moves to Brunssum   

1967  Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil on March - 15.   

1968  On this day in history british minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns   

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

1968  LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" on March - 15.   

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0938  On this day in history birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

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

1455  On this day in history 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  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.   

1638  On March - 15 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  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

0493  On March - 15 odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

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  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on March - 15.   

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 March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)