Historical Events For May - 09

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

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

1962  On this day in history laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time  

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

1963  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 09.  

1964  On May - 09 khrushchev visits Egypt  

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

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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  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  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90  

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on May - 09.  

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  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42) on May - 09.  

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  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) on May - 09.  

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

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on May - 09.  

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on May - 09.  

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on May - 09.  

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on this day in history.  

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 May - 09 james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55  

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

1979  On this day in history uS &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons  

1979  On May - 09 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 May - 09.  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on May - 09.  

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

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

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

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.  

1785  On May - 09 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  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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 May - 09.  

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

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