Historical Events Happened 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 this day in history.  

1964  On May - 09 khrushchev visits Egypt  

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

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

1965  On May - 09 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  

1966  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on May - 09.  

1966  On May - 09 alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56  

1967  On this day in history the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made  

1967  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84  

1971  On May - 09 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 May - 09.  

1971  On May - 09 largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole 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 May - 09.  

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73  

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

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  On this day in history patty Hearst let out of jail  

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

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found on May - 09.  

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

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  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.  

1740  On May - 09 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  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist  

1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

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 May - 09.  

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

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

1590  On May - 09 karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66