Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

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

1962  On this day in history beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone   

1962  Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time on this day in history.   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on May - 09.   

1963  On May - 09 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On this day in history khrushchev visits Egypt   

1964  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on May - 09.   

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

1965  Luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) on May - 09.   

1965  On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

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

1966  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on May - 09.   

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

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

1971  On May - 09 largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history   

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) on this day in history.   

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

1974  On May - 09 house Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  On this day in history raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

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 May - 09.   

1977  On this day in history patty Hearst let out of jail   

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 May - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.   

1265  On May - 09 birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.   

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

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

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

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

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42   

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

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 May - 09.