Historical Events Happened In May - 09

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

1962 Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on this day in history. 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 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history. Share it »

1964 On this day in history khrushchev visits Egypt Share it »

1964 On this day in history peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" Share it »

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

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

1965 Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history. Share it »

1966 On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China Share it »

1966 Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. Share it »

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

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

1968 Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on this day in history. Share it »

1970 On this day in history 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War Share it »

1970 On this day in history percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 Share it »

1971 23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history. 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 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on this day in history. Share it »

1971 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) 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 »

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

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

1979 US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on this day in history. 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 On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) Share it »

1265 On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) 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 On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader Share it »

1785 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1793 Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history. 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 On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) Share it »

1443 Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history. 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 Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history. Share it »

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