Page 10: Historical Events In May - 01

1945  On this day in history radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WWII   

1945  On May - 01 seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg   

1945  On this day in history soviet army reach Rostock   

1945  Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1946  Fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated   

1947  On May - 01 rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA   

1947  On this day in history 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  Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 01 gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune)   

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

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

1951  Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir on this day in history.   

1951  Mickey Mantle's first homerun on this day in history.   

1951  The 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group sent to join United Nations forces in Korea on this day in history.   

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

1952  Mr Potato Head, introduced on May - 01.   

1952  TWA introduces tourist class on May - 01.   

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

1954  On May - 01 hSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies)   

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

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

1958  Arturo Frondizi sworn in as President of Argentina on this day in history.   

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

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

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

1285  On this day in history 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  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

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

0408  On May - 01 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 this day in history 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 May - 01.   

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 this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies