Page 8: Historical Events In May - 03

1961  Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1962  Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech   

1963  Over 1,600 residents of Hay River and Fort Simpson airlifted to safety after towns struck by flooding; the townsites will be moved to higher ground on May - 03.   

1964  On this day in history diana Wynyard, dies at 58   

1965  Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US on May - 03.   

1965  On May - 03 in El Salvador a 6.0 earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48,000 homeless   

1965  Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era) on May - 03.   

1965  The first use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite on this day in history.   

1965  Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76 on May - 03.   

1966  On this day in history wylie Watson, dies at 77   

1967  On May - 03 black students seize finance building at Northwestern University   

1968  On May - 03 holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International   

1968  On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86   

1969  On this day in history imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42   

1970  On May - 03 candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82   

1971  On May - 03 erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader   

1971  Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days on May - 03.   

1971  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) on this day in history.   

1972  Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 03 chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 meters), topped out   

1975  On May - 03 samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78   

1976  Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift) on this day in history.   

1976  David Bruce, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1978  "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II   

1978  On this day in history last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston   

1978  West Indies all set to lose cricket test vs Australia at Kingston till riots end game on this day in history.   

1978  Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 on May - 03.   

1979  Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 03 the Yukon River submerges Dawson under more than two metres of water; downtown declared a disaster area.   

1979  On May - 03 erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76   

1982  On this day in history aBC's All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations)   

1982  On May - 03 new York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget   

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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 this day in history.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on May - 03.   

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

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on May - 03.   

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

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

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

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.