Page 7: Historical Events In March - 23

1945  On this day in history premier Winston Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen   

1946  On this day in history 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NC 43-40   

1946  On this day in history alexandru Zirra, composer, dies at 62   

1948  John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m)) on March - 23.   

1949  On March - 23 the Cars vocalist Ric Ocasek born this day.   

1949  On March - 23 sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in NYC   

1950  On this day in history 22nd Academy Awards "All King's Men", Broderick Crawford & Olivia de Havilland win   

1950  Sophocles Venizelos forms liberal Greeks government on March - 23.   

1950  On this day in history uN World Meteorological Organization established   

1950  On this day in history "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 52 perfs   

1950  Douglas Carr, England cricket leg-spinner (Test 1909), dies on March - 23.   

1950  On this day in history 22nd Academy Awards: "All King's Men", Broderick Crawford & Olivia de Havilland win   

1951  On this day in history wages in France increase 11%   

1952  Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds on this day in history.   

1952  Klaas Schilder, Dutch vicar/theologist/antifascist, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1953  Raoul Dufy, painter, Forcalquier, France on this day in history.   

1956  Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day) on this day in history.   

1956  On March - 23 sudan becomes independent   

1957  US army sells last homing pigeons on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history l Patrick Abercrombie, English architect, dies at 77   

1958  First launching of simulated Polaris missile from submerged tactical launcher facility off CA on March - 23.   

1958  Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist/philosopher, dies at 76 on March - 23.   

1960  On this day in history explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1960  On this day in history franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78   

1961  A C Russell, cricketer (10 Tests for England 910 runs), dies on March - 23.   

1962  French government uses fighter planes and tanks in attempt to end insurrection by European rightists in Algeria on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history jFK visits San Francisco   

1962  Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Neth, dies at 80 on March - 23.   

1963  Davey Moore, dies seconds after KOed in feather-weight championship on March - 23.   

1964  On this day in history two Marine helicopter crews of VMO-1 rescued 11 sick, injured and wounded members of a road engineering party that had survived attacks by hostile Indians in the dense jungle of the Amazon basin near Iquitos, Peru.   

1964  Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  LCDR John W. Young, USN, Pilot of Gemini 3 completed 3 orbits in 4 hours., 53 minutes at an altitude of 224 km. Recovery was by helicopters from USS Intrepid (CVS-11) on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 23 moroccan army shoots on demonstrators, about 100 killed   

1965  Mae Murray, actress (Bachelor Apartment), dies of heart ailment at 75 on March - 23.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on March - 23.   

1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.