Page 6: Historical Events In May - 03

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

1923  1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed on this day in history.   

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

1926  On May - 03 british general strike-3 million workers support miners   

1926  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith)   

1926  US marines land in Nicaragua (9-months after leaving), stay until 1933 on this day in history.   

1926  On May - 03 napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63   

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

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

1929  Prussia bans anti-fascists on this day in history.   

1931  On May - 03 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  On May - 03 anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51   

1933  The birth of James Brown, American singer on May - 03.   

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

1933  On this day in history 1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office   

1934  Bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours on this day in history.   

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

1937  On May - 03 margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"   

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

1938  On this day in history vatican recognizes Franco-Spain   

1938  On this day in history viewers of W2XBS-TV (now WCBS-TV) watched the first book review show   

1938  Concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use on this day in history.   

1939  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 on May - 03.   

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

1939  [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71 on May - 03.   

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

1941  -4] German air raid on Liverpool on May - 03.   

1942  On May - 03 japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu &Tanambogo, Solomon Islands   

1942  On this day in history luftwaffe bombs Exeter   

1942  On this day in history nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands   

1942  Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands on May - 03.   

1942  Johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed on this day in history.   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

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

1010  On May - 03 ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

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

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.   

1410  On May - 03 alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)