Page 7: Historical Events In May - 03

1943  Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth) on May - 03.   

1943  Squadron Leader, Leonard Henry Trent, 487 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over Amsterdam Holland on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history strike against obligatory labor camps ends, after 200 killed   

1943  On this day in history uS first armour division occupies Mateur Tunisia   

1943  Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45 on May - 03.   

1944  On this day in history "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway   

1944  Dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the first synthetic quinine on this day in history.   

1944  Meat rationing ends in US on this day in history.   

1945  Allies arrests German nuclear physics Werner Heisenberg on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history british troop join in Rangoon   

1945  First Canadian Army takes Oldenburg, and Canadian paratroopers link up with Russians in Wismar on May - 03.   

1945  On this day in history first Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen   

1945  German ship "Cap Arcona" sinks in East Sea, 5,800 killed on May - 03.   

1945  Rangoon taken by 26th Indian Division on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 03 1st Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen   

1945  On this day in history louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66   

1946  International military tribunal in Tokyo begins on May - 03.   

1947  On this day in history japan forms a constitutional democracy   

1947  The birth of Doug Hemming, American actor on this day in history.   

1947  73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener &Tennessee Williams   

1948  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams   

1949  On this day in history a ten nations conference in London forms the Council of Europe   

1949  The first firing of a US Viking rocket; reached 80 km on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 03 "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances   

1952  On May - 03 the first airplane to land at the geographic location of the North Pole did so on this day.   

1952  On May - 03 the first landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole   

1954  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh &John Patrick   

1955  Philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies on this day in history.   

1956  A new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000') on this day in history.   

1957  Brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Walter O’ Malley agreed to move the team from Flatbush to sunny Los Angeles. Initially, only exhibition games were held at the L.A. Coliseum on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history in Brockville, Ontario a Trust company is robbed of $3.3 million dollars in bonds and securities.   

1958  Frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies on May - 03.   

1960  Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks" premieres in NYC on May - 03.   

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

1415  On May - 03 birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

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

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 03.   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on May - 03.   

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on May - 03.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.   

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