Page 7: Historical Events In May - 03

1943  On May - 03 pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth)   

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  US first armour division occupies Mateur Tunisia on May - 03.   

1943  On May - 03 leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45   

1944  "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway on May - 03.   

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

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 May - 03 british troop join in Rangoon   

1945  On this day in history first Canadian Army takes Oldenburg, and Canadian paratroopers link up with Russians in Wismar.   

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

1945  On May - 03 german ship "Cap Arcona" sinks in East Sea, 5,800 killed   

1945  On this day in history rangoon taken by 26th Indian Division   

1945  On this day in history 1st Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen   

1945  On May - 03 louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66   

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

1947  On May - 03 japan forms a constitutional democracy   

1947  On May - 03 the birth of Doug Hemming, American actor   

1947  73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 on May - 03.   

1948  Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener &Tennessee Williams on this day in history.   

1948  Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams on May - 03.   

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  "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances on May - 03.   

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

1952  The first landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole on May - 03.   

1954  Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh &John Patrick on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 03 philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies   

1956  On May - 03 a new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000')   

1957  On this day in history 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   

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

1958  Frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies on this day in history.   

1960  Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

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

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1446  On May - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

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 May - 03.   

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 May - 03.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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