Page 5: Historical Events In May - 04

1917  Edward Toner Cone, composer   

1918  Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4   

1918  Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese PM (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking   

1919  FVC soccer team forms   

1919  1st legal Sunday baseball game in NYC (Phillies beat Giants 4-3).   

1919  Dimiter Petkov, composer   

1921  John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor (Komische Oper, West-Berlin)   

1922  KNX-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions.   

1922  John Paul Hammerschmidt, (Rep-R-AR, 1967- ).   

1923  Bloody street battles between Nazis, socialist and police in Vienna   

1923  New York state revokes Prohibition law.   

1923  On the Alaska Peninsula a 7.1 earthquake happened one of the Largest Earthquakes in the United States.   

1923  Bloody street battles between nazi's, socialist and police in Vienna.   

1923  Ed Cassidy, American musician (Spirit)   

1924  8th modern Olympic games open in Paris France.   

1924  German Republic election fascists and communists win   

1924  8th Olympic games open at Paris, France   

1924  Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey.   

1925  League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage.   

1925  Peter Blum, German/South African/English poet (Capricorn).   

1926  General strike hits Britain   

1926  G Reinshagen, writer   

1927  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences forms.   

1927  Nicaragua agrees to a US supervised presidential election in 1928   

1927  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.   

1927  The inaugural balloon flight over 40000 feet (Scott Field IL)   

1927  1st balloon flight over 40000 feet (Scott Field, Ill).   

1928  Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg SC, golfer (US Womens Open-51, 53, 57, 60)   

1928  Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63   

1929  Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9.   

1929  Audrey Hepburn, Brussels Belg, (Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady)   

1929  Henry Morton Dunham, composer, dies at 75.   

1930  Roberta Peters, NYC, operatic soprano (NY Met)   

1931  Mustafa Kemal Pasja is recorded as becoming Turkish president.   

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1006  Abd-allah ansari: Persian mystic/poet (monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh abdollah ansari: The persian sufi   

1008  King henry i of france: King henry i of france (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo rainaldi: Composer   

1631  Mary i henriette stuart: Daughter of charles i/queen of england   

1635  Willem van outhoorn: Dutch governor-general (dutch east indies)   

1654  Kangxi emperor of china: Kangxi emperor of china (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di francesco cristofori: Italy, piano builder   

1436  Engelbrekt engelbrektsson: Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Death of Edward of westminster: Prince of wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Husayn bayqarah: Ruler of herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo ii de' medici: Duke of urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Luca ghini: Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul buys: Grand pensionary of holland,   

1604  Death of Claudio merulo: Composer,   

1605  Ulisse aldrovandi: Italian biologist/medical,