Historical Events In March - 05

1953  Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73 on March - 05.   

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

1954  On this day in history "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 115 perfs   

1954  On March - 05 julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80   

1955  Elvis Presley's first TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show on this day in history.   

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

1956  On March - 05 "King Kong", first televised   

1956  On March - 05 "King Kong," 1st televised   

1956  Erich Itor Kahn, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  Iran & US sign economic & military treaty on March - 05.   

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

1960  World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver won by Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1962  On March - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On March - 05 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 March - 05.   

1963  On March - 05 beatles record "From Me to You" & "Thank You Girl"   

1963  Cyril Smith, actor (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 70 on March - 05.   

1964  Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest on March - 05.   

1965  Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 05.   

1966  75 MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die on this day in history.   

1966  On March - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1967  Mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1968  US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun on March - 05.   

1969  Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France on March - 05.   

1969  On March - 05 gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

1969  On this day in history joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London   

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

1970  On this day in history 3 SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St in New York NY   

1970  Nuclear non-proliferation treaty went into effect on March - 05.   

1971  On this day in history winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71   

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1133  On March - 05 birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)   

1324  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on this day in history.   

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.   

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On March - 05 birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on March - 05.   

0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on March - 05.   

1291  On this day in history death of sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1605  On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69