Page 6: Historical Events In March - 19

1941  Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena"   

1942  FDR orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty   

1942  SecNav gave Civil Engineering Corps command of Seabees   

1942  Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago   

1943  Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks.   

1943  Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75.   

1944  German Army invades Hungary   

1944  Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time", premieres in London.   

1945  800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan   

1945  Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities   

1945  British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine).   

1945  US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

1945  Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed.   

1946  Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as President of USSR   

1946  Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts.   

1946  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35   

1947  Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan.   

1947  Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52   

1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York NY.   

1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC.   

1949  inaugural museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN   

1949  1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn.   

1950  5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias   

1950  City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT.   

1950  Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74   

1951  Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny", published   

1953  25th Academy Awards "Greatest Show on Earth", Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised).   

1953  Cecil B. DeMille received the only Oscar of his illustrious career for the circus extravaganza, The Greatest Show on Earth.   

1953  Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real", premieres in New York NY.   

1953  Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in NYC   

1954  inaugural color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York NY.   

1954  inaugural rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo NM   

1954  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.   

1954  Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs England.   

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1434  Ashikaga yoshikatsu: Japanese shogun   

1488  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden   

1503  Benedetto varchi: Ital humanist/historian (storia fiorentina)   

1589  William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  Georges de la tour: French painter   

1601  Alonzo cano: Spanish painter/sculptor (cathedral granada)   

1604  Johan iv: Composer/king of portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa tohaku: Japanese painter   

1238  Death of Duke henry i of poland: Duke henry i of poland (b. 1163)   

1263  Hugo of st-cher/a s caro: French cardinal,   

1279  Death of Emperor bing of song china: Emperor bing of song china (b. 1271)   

1286  Death of King alexander iii of scotland: King alexander iii of scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Death of Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician (b. 1301)   

1406  Death of Ibn khaldun: Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Death of Lieven van der maude: [ammonius], south netherlands poet,   

1623  Death of Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)