Page 6: Historical Events In March - 24

1945  US minesweepers reach Kerama Retto, South coast of Okinawa   

1945  Gen Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany.   

1945  J S Nicklin, Lt-Col/Canada's 1st parachutist, dies.   

1945  Operation Varsity: British, US and Canadian airborne landings East of Rhine   

1946  Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53   

1947  Congress proposes 2-term limitation on the Presidency.   

1947  John D Rockefeller Jr donates NYC East River site to the UN   

1947  Alan Sugar, British business Tycoon (Amstrad) is born.   

1949  21st Academy Awards "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier and Jane Wyman win.   

1949  Walter and John Huston become inaugural father-and-son team to win Oscars (actor and director of "Treasure of Sierra Madre")   

1949  21st Academy Awards.   

1949  21st Academy Awards: "Hamlet", Laurence Olivier and Jane Wyman win   

1950  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman   

1950  US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button   

1950  In this year, Gracie de Moss claims LPGA Pro-Ladies Golf Championship.   

1952  Great demonstrations against apartheid in South-Africa   

1953  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1953  Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74.   

1955  British Army patrols withdraw from Belfast after 20 years.   

1955  Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens on Broadway for 694 performances   

1955  The inaugural seagoing oil drill rig placed in service   

1955  1st seagoing oil drill rig placed in service.   

1958  Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761).   

1959  Iraq withdraws from the Baghdad Pact   

1960  US appeals court rules novel, "Lady Chatterly's Lover," not obscene.   

1960  Paul Joostens, Flemish painter, dies at 70   

1961  NY Senate approves $55M for a baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows.   

1962  Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later   

1962  Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys.   

1962  24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59   

1964  Kennedy half-dollar issued   

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59.   

1965  US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of crater Alphonsus   

1965  US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus   

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1188  Ferrand of portugal: Earl of flanders/son of sancho i   

1441  Ernst i: Elector of saxon (1464-86)   

1494  Georgius agricola: Germany, mineralogist (de re metallica)   

1607  Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear admiral (st vincent, dune)   

1628  Sophie amalie of brunswick-lüneburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1630  Jose saenz d'aguirre: Spanish cardinal   

1657  Arai hakuseki: Japanese writer and politician   

1693  John harrison: British clockmaker   

0809  Harun al-rashid: Caliph of the abbasid empire (786-809),   

1284  Death of King hugh iii of cyprus: King hugh iii of cyprus   

1381  Saint catharine of sweden: Swedish saint   

1396  Death of Walter hilton: English mystic   

1400  Death of Florens radewijns: Dutch priest/leader modern devotion,   

1455  Death of Nicholas v: [tommaso parentucelli], italian pope (1447-55),   

1471  Death of Thomas malory: Author (le morte d'arthur),   

1558  Anna van buren: Countess of egmond/buren/lingen,