Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On this day in history uS send U-2 over USSR  

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 this day in history.  

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

1964  On this day in history khrushchev visits Egypt  

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

1965  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert on this day in history.  

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

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62  

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

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on May - 09.  

1967  On this day in history the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made  

1967  On this day in history elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies  

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

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

1970  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84  

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

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

1971  On May - 09 friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes  

1971  On this day in history largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history  

1971  On this day in history elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)  

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

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

1976  On May - 09 raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74  

1977  On this day in history hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed  

1977  On May - 09 mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon  

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail on this day in history.  

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

1978  On this day in history corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found  

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

1979  On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95  

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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 this day in history.  

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 May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist  

1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

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

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.  

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

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

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

1474  On May - 09 death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.