Page 7: Historical Events In March - 05

1953  Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history josef V Stalin, soviet leader responsible for 11M murders, dies at 73   

1954  On March - 05 "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs   

1954  Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1955  On March - 05 elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show   

1955  Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show on March - 05.   

1956  "King Kong", first televised on March - 05.   

1956  On this day in history "King Kong," 1st televised   

1956  On this day in history erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50   

1957  Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland on this day in history.   

1957  Sergeant Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley on this day in history.   

1958  Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1959  On March - 05 iran & US sign economic & military treaty   

1960  Elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army on March - 05.   

1960  On March - 05 world Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain)   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On this day in history anne C Veth, Dutch cartoonist/art critic, dies at 82   

1963  A private plane crashes near Camden, TN, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers on this day in history.   

1963  Beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl" on March - 05.   

1963  On this day in history cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70   

1964  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 05 ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1966  75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on March - 05.   

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1966  Anna Achmatova, Ukrainian poet, dies at 76 on March - 05.   

1967  On March - 05 mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack   

1968  On this day in history uS launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun   

1969  On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France   

1969  On this day in history gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

1969  Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London on this day in history.   

1969  The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published on March - 05.   

1970  3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY on March - 05.   

1970  Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect on this day in history.   

1971  Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 on March - 05.   

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1133  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on March - 05.   

1512  On this day in history birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On this day in history birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  On March - 05 birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)   

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  On March - 05 death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  On March - 05 death of nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487)   

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1574  Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies on March - 05.   

1576  On March - 05 don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70   

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69