Page 6: Historical Events In March - 15

1939  On this day in history hitler occupies Bohemia & Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ   

1940  On this day in history göring says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest   

1940  Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest on March - 15.   

1940  On this day in history alfred Marr, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 0 & 5), dies   

1941  On March - 15 blizzard in North Dakota kills 151   

1941  Blizzard in ND kills 151 on March - 15.   

1942  Alexander van Zemlinsky, Aust/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history allied reconnaissance flight over Java   

1943  Red Army evacuates Kharkov on this day in history.   

1944  On March - 15 italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing   

1944  Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1945  On March - 15 17th Academy Awards "Going my Way", Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win   

1945  Billboard publishes its first album chart (King Cole Trio is #1) on March - 15.   

1945  On this day in history catholic University of Nijmegen reopens   

1945  Record album charts first published in the United States on this day in history.   

1945  17th Academy Awards on March - 15.   

1945  Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies at 41 on March - 15.   

1945  On March - 15 17th Academy Awards: "Going my Way", Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win   

1946  On this day in history british premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence   

1947  On this day in history john Lee appointed first black commissioned officer in US Navy   

1947  John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy on this day in history.   

1948  On March - 15 bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs Western Australia   

1948  On March - 15 sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine   

1948  On March - 15 bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team v Western Australia   

1949  WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1950  NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 15 "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 269 performances   

1951  On this day in history in Teheran, Iran Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; founded by Lord Strathcona and first developed by Canadian drillers.   

1951  Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history greatest 24-hour rainfall begins; 187 cm at La Réunion, Indian Ocean   

1952  "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 276 perfs on March - 15.   

1953  West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 on March - 15.   

1953  Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship on this day in history.   

1954  "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar on March - 15.   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on March - 15.   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on March - 15.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on this day in history.   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on March - 15.   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.