Historical Events In May - 03

1961  Maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53 on May - 03.  

1962  Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) on May - 03.  

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  Diana Wynyard, dies at 58 on May - 03.  

1965  Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US on this day in history.  

1965  In El Salvador a 6.0 earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48,000 homeless on this day in history.  

1965  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era)  

1965  The first use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite on May - 03.  

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  Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University on May - 03.  

1968  On this day in history holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International  

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

1969  On May - 03 imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42  

1970  On this day in history candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82  

1971  On this day in history erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader  

1971  On May - 03 nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days  

1971  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) on May - 03.  

1972  On May - 03 bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68  

1973  Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 meters), topped out on May - 03.  

1975  Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78 on May - 03.  

1976  Pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift) on May - 03.  

1976  On May - 03 david Bruce, dies at 62  

1978  On May - 03 "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US  

1978  Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II on May - 03.  

1978  Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston on May - 03.  

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

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

1979  Erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

1982  New York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget 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  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)