Page 10: Historical Events In May - 01

1945  Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WWII on May - 01.   

1945  On May - 01 seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg   

1945  On this day in history soviet army reach Rostock   

1945  On May - 01 desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59   

1946  On May - 01 fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander   

1946  On this day in history mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year"   

1946  Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71 on May - 01.   

1947  On May - 01 lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA   

1947  On May - 01 radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated   

1947  Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA on this day in history.   

1947  Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed on May - 01.   

1948  Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham AL for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes" on this day in history.   

1948  North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea on this day in history.   

1948  Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered on this day in history.   

1949  Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune) on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade   

1950  New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China on May - 01.   

1950  Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers &Hammerstein (South Pacific) on May - 01.   

1951  On this day in history 600,000 march for peace &freedom in Germany   

1951  On this day in history dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir   

1951  On this day in history mickey Mantle's first homerun   

1951  On May - 01 the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group sent to join United Nations forces in Korea.   

1952  On May - 01 marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada   

1952  On this day in history mr Potato Head, introduced   

1952  On May - 01 tWA introduces tourist class   

1952  William Fox, [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73 on May - 01.   

1954  On this day in history hSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies)   

1954  On this day in history tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50   

1957  On this day in history larry King's first radio broadcast   

1957  On this day in history uS give Poland credit of $95 million   

1957  On this day in history vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km   

1957  On May - 01 grant Mitchell, actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82   

1958  Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai on May - 01.   

1958  Arturo Frondizi sworn in as President of Argentina on May - 01.   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.