Historical Events In May - 01

1945  Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WWII on this day in history.  

1945  Seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg on May - 01.  

1945  On this day in history soviet army reach Rostock  

1945  Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 01.  

1946  Fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander on May - 01.  

1946  On May - 01 mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year"  

1946  On this day in history edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71  

1947  Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA on May - 01.  

1947  Radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated on this day in history.  

1947  On this day in history rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA  

1947  On May - 01 sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed  

1948  On May - 01 glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham AL for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes"  

1948  North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea on May - 01.  

1948  On this day in history christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered  

1949  On this day in history gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune)  

1950  Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade on this day in history.  

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

1950  On May - 01 pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers &Hammerstein (South Pacific)  

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

1951  Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir on May - 01.  

1951  Mickey Mantle's first homerun on May - 01.  

1951  On this day in history 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  HSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies) on May - 01.  

1954  On May - 01 tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50  

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

1957  US give Poland credit of $95 million on this day in history.  

1957  Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km on this day in history.  

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

1958  Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai on this day in history.  

1958  On May - 01 arturo Frondizi sworn in as President of Argentina  

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.  

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on May - 01.  

1285  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)  

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

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.  

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

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)  

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

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.  

1308  On May - 01 death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies