Page 8: Historical Events In May - 01

1928  Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)   

1928  Pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service   

1928  Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA)   

1929  Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen   

1929  In Iran a 7.4 earthquake resulted in 3300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes   

1929  Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin   

1930  Bradman scores 236 Australia vs Worcestershire, his inaugural f-class innings in England   

1931  Empire State Building opens in New York NY.   

1931  In this year, Norway claims Peter I Island   

1931  In this year, Singer Kate Smith starts her long-running radio program on CBS   

1931  The 102-story Empire State Building is dedicated today in New York City.   

1931  The Empire State Building, in New York, is completed.   

1932  inaugural Suriname union congress at Paramaribo   

1932  Paul Doumer, Pres France (1931-32), assassin by Russia's Paul Gargalov.   

1934  "Der Sturmer's" special 14-page issue accuses Jews of using Christian blood in their Passover baking and in other Judaic rituals.   

1934  Austria signs pact with Vatican.   

1934  Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence   

1934  Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, composer, dies at 35.   

1935  Boulder Dam completed.   

1935  Canada's inaugural silver dollar is circulated.   

1935  Royal Canadian Mint circulates Canada's inaugural silver dollar, to commemorate the silver jubilee of the reign of George V.   

1936  Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia as Italian invades   

1936  FBI's J Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis.   

1937  FDR signs act of neutrality.   

1937  Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75.   

1939  Batman Comics hit the street   

1939  Pulitzer Prize awarded to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (The Yearling).   

1940  140 Palestinian Jews die as German planes bomb their ship   

1940  The 1940 Olympics are cancelled   

1941  "Citizen Kane", directed by and starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York.   

1941  Allied evacuation from Greece completed.   

1941  General Mills introduces Cheerios   

1941  German assault on Tobruk.   

1941  Orson Welles stars in Citizen Kane, premiering today in New York, NY.   

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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  Death of 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  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,