Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On May - 09 uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on May - 09.   

1962  On May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time   

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

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  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert on May - 09.   

1965  Luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) on May - 09.   

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on May - 09.   

1966  On May - 09 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  On May - 09 the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made   

1967  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1977  On May - 09 hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed   

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

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

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

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on May - 09.   

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

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

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.