Page 7: Historical Events In March - 15

1954  "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar on March - 15.   

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

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

1955  Dutch 2nd Chamber requires TV licenses on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 15.   

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

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

1958  USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test on this day in history.   

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

1959  On this day in history robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 minutes 42.5 seconds   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on March - 15.   

1964  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1967  On March - 15 marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on March - 15.   

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

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

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

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

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