Historical Events In May - 05

1962  Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies on May - 05.   

1963  Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history separatists riot in Québec   

1965  On May - 05 the first large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam   

1966  On May - 05 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2   

1966  Willie Mays hit his 512th homerun on May - 05.   

1966  Willie Mays hit home run number 512 of his career on this day in history.   

1966  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 on May - 05.   

1968  Albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62 on May - 05.   

1969  On May - 05 pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night)   

1969  Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site   

1971  On May - 05 race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC)   

1971  On this day in history alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81   

1972  On this day in history alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115   

1972  On this day in history rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76   

1973  56,800 fans paid $309,000 to see Led Zeppelin at Tampa Stadium on May - 05.   

1975  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels)   

1976  On this day in history anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II   

1976  Train collision at Schiedam Netherlands, kills 24 on May - 05.   

1976  Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80   

1978  Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds smacked his 3,000th major-league hit on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 05 alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies   

1979  Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting on May - 05.   

1979  On this day in history voyager 1 passes Jupiter   

1979  On this day in history shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68   

1980  On this day in history saipan and other Navy ships provided humanitarian search and rescue support operations for the vast sealift of Cuban refugees heading for the U.S. through the Florida Straits.   

1980  On this day in history siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police stormed the building   

1980  On May - 05 edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79   

1981  On this day in history bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike   

1982  On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0   

1982  Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0 on May - 05.   

1983  On May - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on May - 05.   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.   

1479  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on May - 05.   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  On May - 05 death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on May - 05.   

1194  On May - 05 kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62