Historical Events In May - 02

1949  On May - 02 arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"   

1949  Bolivian state of siege proclaimed on May - 02.   

1950  Dutch first Chamber accept Laws on immigration on May - 02.   

1950  Dutch PM Malan recognizes South-Africa but not China People's Republic on this day in history.   

1950  Carlo Terrons "Giuditta," premieres in Milan on May - 02.   

1952  The first scheduled jet airliner passenger service begins with a BOAC Comet which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers on May - 02.   

1952  On this day in history 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music"   

1953  Feisal II installed as king of Iraq on this day in history.   

1953  Hussein I installed as king of Jordan on this day in history.   

1954  Pauline de Cock-Manifarges, singer, dies at 82 on May - 02.   

1955  On this day in history india poses discrimination "onaanraakbaren" punishable   

1955  On May - 02 pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)   

1955  Tadeusz Jarecki, composer, dies at 66 on May - 02.   

1956  On May - 02 uS Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus   

1956  US Methodist church disallows race separation on May - 02.   

1957  On May - 02 joseph McCarthy, commie hunting senator (R-Wisc), dies at 47   

1958  On May - 02 alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist, dies at 89   

1960  On May - 02 harry Belafonte's 2nd Carnegie Hall performance   

1960  On May - 02 house investigating committee, looking into payola questions   

1960  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice &Consent)   

1960  On May - 02 caryl Chessman, rapist executed after 12 years of appeals at 39   

1961  J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for Engld 1921-31), dies on May - 02.   

1962  Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I on May - 02.   

1962  Canadian dollar officially pegged at US 92.5¢. Will we ever see that lofty height again? on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history oAS strikes in Algeria   

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1963  On May - 02 jack Crawford, cricketer (469 runs & 39 wickets in 12 Tests), dies   

1964  Beatles' "Second Album" goes #1 &stays #1 for for 5 weeks on May - 02.   

1964  On this day in history mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champion   

1964  Nancy N Witcher Astor, US/Eng feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor, dies on this day in history.   

1965  On May - 02 early Bird satellite goes into commercial service   

1966  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)   

1968  On May - 02 gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London   

1968  Israeli television begins transmitting 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 May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On May - 02 birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on May - 02.   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on May - 02.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

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

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

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

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)