Historical Events Happened In May - 09

1960  On May - 09 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  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on May - 09.  

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

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.  

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

1965  On this day in history 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  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on May - 09.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on May - 09.  

1971  On May - 09 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)  

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

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on this day in history.  

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 May - 09.  

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

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

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

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

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

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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  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

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

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

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history.  

1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

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

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

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on May - 09.  

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

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

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