Historical Events In May - 02

1930  Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights on this day in history.   

1932  Jack Benny's first radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) on May - 02.   

1932  Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (The Good Earth) on this day in history.   

1932  Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) on this day in history.   

1933  In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions on this day in history.   

1934  Nazi-Germany begins People's court on this day in history.   

1936  "Peter &the Wolf" premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

1936  Emperor Haile Selassie &family flee Abyssinia on May - 02.   

1936  "Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow on May - 02.   

1937  Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1938  Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" on this day in history.   

1938  Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) on May - 02.   

1939  Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2 on this day in history.   

1941  Anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 02 fCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

1941  On this day in history martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy   

1941  On this day in history nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists   

1941  FCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1 on May - 02.   

1942  Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma on May - 02.   

1942  68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 on May - 02.   

1943  On May - 02 german troops vacate Jefna Tunisia   

1944  On this day in history wABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast   

1945  Allies occupy Wismar on this day in history.   

1945  Berlin captured by Russian forces at the end of WW2 on May - 02.   

1945  Berlin surrenders to Russian troops on this day in history.   

1945  British Army enters Lubeck in the Baltic, sealing off German forces in Denmark on this day in history.   

1945  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina &Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen on May - 02.   

1945  First Helicopter Rescue--Lieutenant August Kleisch, USCG, flying a HNS-1 helicopter rescued 11 Canadian airmen that were marooned in northern Labrador about 125 miles from Goose Bay on May - 02.   

1945  German Army in Italy surrenders on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders   

1945  Yugoslav troops occupy Trieste on May - 02.   

1945  On this day in history martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies   

1946  On May - 02 prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die   

1947  Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC on May - 02.   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on May - 02.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)