Historical Events For 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 May - 09.  

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island  

1963  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on May - 09.  

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

1965  On May - 09 beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert  

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

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

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1966  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on May - 09.  

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 this day in history.  

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  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on May - 09.  

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

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  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on May - 09.  

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1978  On May - 09 corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found  

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on May - 09.  

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

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

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.  

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

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

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 this day in history.