Page 10: Historical Events In May - 01

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

1945  Seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg on this day in history.   

1945  Soviet army reach Rostock on May - 01.   

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

1946  On this day in history fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander   

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

1946  On May - 01 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  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 this day in history.   

1948  Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered on May - 01.   

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

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

1950  On May - 01 new marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China   

1950  On this day in history 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  On May - 01 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  Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada on this day in history.   

1952  Mr Potato Head, introduced on May - 01.   

1952  TWA introduces tourist class on this day in history.   

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  Tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

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

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

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

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