Historical Events In May - 03

1923  On May - 03 thr first nonstop transcontinental flight (New York-San Diego) completed  

1923  On May - 03 1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed  

1924  On May - 03 aleph Zadik Aleph is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam Beber.  

1926  British general strike-3 million workers support miners on May - 03.  

1926  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith) on this day in history.  

1926  On May - 03 uS marines land in Nicaragua (9-months after leaving), stay until 1933  

1926  Napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63 on May - 03.  

1927  Francis E.J. Wilde of Meadowmere Park, NY patented the electric sign flasher on this day in history.  

1928  Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China on this day in history.  

1929  On May - 03 prussia bans anti-fascists  

1931  On this day in history frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59  

1932  24 tourists begin first air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland) on this day in history.  

1932  24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switz) on May - 03.  

1932  Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1933  The birth of James Brown, American singer on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history the United States Mint was under the direction of a woman for the first time. Mrs. Nellie Ross assumed command.  

1933  1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office on May - 03.  

1934  On this day in history bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours  

1936  On May - 03 french People's Front wins elections  

1937  Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind" on May - 03.  

1938  On May - 03 concentration camp at Flossenbürg goes into use  

1938  On this day in history vatican recognizes Franco-Spain  

1938  Viewers of W2XBS-TV (now WCBS-TV) watched the first book review show on this day in history.  

1938  On this day in history concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use  

1939  On this day in history belly up to the bar for this one. " Beer Barrel Polka", one of the standards of American music, was recorded by The Andrews Sisters for Decca Records. Patti, Maxine and LaVerne turned this song into a giant hit.  

1939  On this day in history the All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.  

1939  On this day in history [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71  

1941  German air raid on Liverpool on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history -4] German air raid on Liverpool  

1942  On this day in history japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu &Tanambogo, Solomon Islands  

1942  On May - 03 luftwaffe bombs Exeter  

1942  Nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands on this day in history.  

1942  Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed  

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on May - 03.  

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.  

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)  

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie  

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.  

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.  

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer  

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.  

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)  

1160  On May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)  

1270  On May - 03 death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies  

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies  

1442  On May - 03 engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies  

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.