Page 10: 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 this day in history.   

1945  Soviet army reach Rostock on May - 01.   

1945  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1947  Radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated on May - 01.   

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  On May - 01 north Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea   

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

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

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

1950  On this day in history new marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China   

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

1951  On May - 01 600,000 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 this day in history the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group sent to join United Nations forces in Korea.   

1952  On this day in history marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada   

1952  On May - 01 mr Potato Head, introduced   

1952  TWA introduces tourist class on May - 01.   

1952  On May - 01 william Fox, [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73   

1954  HSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies) on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

1957  On May - 01 vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km   

1957  Grant Mitchell, actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82 on May - 01.   

1958  On May - 01 ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai   

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

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1218  On May - 01 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 May - 01.   

1238  On this day in history 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 May - 01.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.   

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

1171  On this day in history 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  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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 this day in history.