Page 6: Historical Events In May - 02

1930  On this day in history des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights   

1932  Jack Benny's first radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (The Good Earth)   

1932  Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history in Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions   

1934  Nazi-Germany begins People's court on this day in history.   

1936  "Peter &the Wolf" premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

1936  On May - 02 emperor Haile Selassie &family flee Abyssinia   

1936  "Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow on May - 02.   

1937  On May - 02 arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73   

1938  On this day in history ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"   

1938  Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 02 lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2   

1941  On May - 02 anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq.   

1941  FCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1 on May - 02.   

1941  On May - 02 martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy   

1941  Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists on May - 02.   

1941  On May - 02 fCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

1942  On May - 02 japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma   

1942  On May - 02 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4   

1943  German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia on May - 02.   

1944  On May - 02 wABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast   

1945  On May - 02 allies occupy Wismar   

1945  On this day in history berlin captured by Russian forces at the end of WW2   

1945  On May - 02 berlin surrenders to Russian troops   

1945  On this day in history british Army enters Lubeck in the Baltic, sealing off German forces in Denmark.   

1945  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina &Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen on this day in history.   

1945  First Helicopter Rescue--Lieutenant August Kleisch, USCG, flying a HNS-1 helicopter rescued 11 Canadian airmen that were marooned in northern Labrador about 125 miles from Goose Bay on May - 02.   

1945  German Army in Italy surrenders on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 02 russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders   

1945  On this day in history yugoslav troops occupy Trieste   

1945  On May - 02 martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies   

1946  On May - 02 prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die   

1947  Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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1360  On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.