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 May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time  

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

1963  On May - 09 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.  

1964  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on this day in history.  

1965  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert on May - 09.  

1965  On May - 09 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  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 this day in history.  

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.  

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90  

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

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

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

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

1971  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on this day in history.  

1971  On May - 09 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69  

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73  

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

1977  On this day in history 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 May - 09.  

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

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

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

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on May - 09.  

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.  

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

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

1738  On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

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

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

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

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

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on this day in history.  

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.  

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

1460  On May - 09 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.