Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On this day in history pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on May - 06.   

1953  Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 on May - 06.   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4) on May - 06.   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  On May - 06 west Germany joins NATO   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on this day in history.   

1957  Italian Government of Segni resigns on May - 06.   

1957  Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on May - 06.   

1957  Italian govt of Segni resigns on May - 06.   

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships on May - 06.   

1960  On May - 06 england's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

1960  On this day in history president Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960   

1960  On May - 06 students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta   

1960  On this day in history trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México   

1960  On May - 06 paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67   

1961  On May - 06 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1962  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy on May - 06.   

1962  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on this day in history.   

1962  Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos on May - 06.   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1963  On May - 06 pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)   

1963  On this day in history monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74   

1964  Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on this day in history.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India   

1968  On May - 06 battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on May - 06.   

1970  On May - 06 yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest   

1971  On this day in history helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

1972  On May - 06 in the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s.   

1973  Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79 on May - 06.   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on May - 06.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on May - 06.   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on this day in history.   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37