Historical Events Happened In May - 09

1960  US send U-2 over USSR on this day in history.  

1962  On May - 09 beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone  

1962  On May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time  

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.  

1964  On May - 09 peter &Gordon release "World Without Love"  

1965  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert on May - 09.  

1965  On this day in history luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)  

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China  

1966  On May - 09 alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56  

1967  The first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made on May - 09.  

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.  

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90  

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on this day in history.  

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on May - 09.  

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.  

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42) on May - 09.  

1971  On this day in history friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes  

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on May - 09.  

1971  On May - 09 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)  

1971  23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.  

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on May - 09.  

1974  On this day in history lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69  

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on May - 09.  

1977  On May - 09 hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed  

1977  Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon on this day in history.  

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail on May - 09.  

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found on this day in history.  

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on this day in history.  

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on May - 09.  

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on May - 09.  

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.  

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.  

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.  

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.  

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on May - 09.  

1460  On May - 09 jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.