Page 7: Historical Events In May - 01

1909  Prohibition comes into force in Ontario   

1909  Ethel Jane Cain, original UK Speaking Clock voice   

1910  Cliff Battles, Akron Oh, NFL hall of famer (Braves, Redskins)   

1912  Beverly Hills Hotel opens   

1912  Canada issues inaugural five-dollar bank note   

1912  Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms   

1912  Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano   

1913  In this year, The Australian Government releases the inaugural commonwealth banknote - ten shillings.   

1913  Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St NYC   

1913  Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor   

1914  In this year, China's inaugural president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification.   

1914  In this year, China's 1st president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification.   

1915  British Lusitania leaves New York, for Liverpool.   

1915  German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight.   

1915  British Lusitania leaves NY, for Liverpool.   

1916  Glenn Ford, American film actor is born.   

1916  Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway).   

1917  Danielle Darrieux, France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling).   

1917  Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies.   

1919  Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5000 people in 104 small villages.   

1919  Mount Kelud erupts in Indonesia, killing 5000 people   

1919  Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner   

1920  Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens.   

1920  Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds   

1921  Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected Governor of Suwayda.   

1921  12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire.   

1921  Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43.   

1923  Joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award).   

1924  Earl George, composer.   

1924  August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62.   

1925  Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British Crown Colony.   

1925  The island of Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British colony.   

1925  Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila).   

1926  British coal-miners go on strike.   

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1218  John i: Count of hainaut   

1218  Rudolph i of germany: Emperor of the holy roman empire   

1238  Magnus vi lagabuter: King of norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund fitzalan: 9th earl of arundel, english politician   

1493  Phillippus paracelsus: Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus junius: [francois du jon], french/neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel jansz van mierevelt: Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van kinschot: Dutch treasurer   

0408  Arcadius: Eastern roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of scotland: First wife of henry i of england (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Death of Dermot macmurrough: Last irish king of leinster,   

1240  Death of Jacques de vitry: Cardinal-bishop of frascati and dean of the sacred college of cardinals   

1277  Death of Stefanus iv uros i de great: King of serbia (1243-76),   

1308  Albrecht i van habsburg: German king (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Death of Louis vii: Duke of baveria (1413-43),   

1456  Hugues de lannoy: Flemish viceroy of holland/zealand,