Historical Events Happened In May - 09

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

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.  Share it »

1964  On this day in history peter &Gordon release "World Without Love"  Share it »

1965  On this day in history beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert  Share it »

1965  Luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  Share it »

1967  The first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1974  On this day in history house Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1977  On this day in history mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)  Share it »

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

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

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  Share it »

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

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.  Share it »

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  Share it »