Historical Events Happened In May - 09

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

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

1962  On this day in history laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time  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  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62  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  On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56  Share it »

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

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1968  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90  Share it »

1970  On this day in history 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War  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  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1971  On this day in history 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton  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  On this day in history philip Dorn, dies at 73  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  Patty Hearst let out of jail on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1979  On this day in history uS &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons  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  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  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  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  Share it »

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

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

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  Share it »

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