Page 7: Historical Events In May - 04

1945  Germans surrender in Denmark and Norway on May - 04.   

1945  German troops in Netherlands, Denmark & Norway surrender on May - 04.   

1946  5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in SF bay on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 04 the Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death   

1949  Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) on May - 04.   

1951  The Department of National Defence forms 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group for service in Europe with NATO forces on May - 04.   

1952  On May - 04 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open   

1953  Pulitzer prize awarded to Ernest Hemingway (Old Man &The Sea) on May - 04.   

1953  Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 on May - 04.   

1954  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

1955  On May - 04 georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73   

1956  Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 04 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1957  Alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show on May - 04.   

1957  Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam on May - 04.   

1958  Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen President of Colombia on May - 04.   

1958  Canadian comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster make their first of a record 67 appearances on TV's Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.   

1959  Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB) on May - 04.   

1959  The first Grammy Awards Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win on May - 04.   

1959  The first Grammy Awards: Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win on May - 04.   

1961  On this day in history 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South   

1961  On May - 04 malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon   

1961  On May - 04 south-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested   

1961  On this day in history anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 04 "Another World" &"As the World Turns" premiere on TV   

1964  70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva on May - 04.   

1964  On May - 04 pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism)   

1965  Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 on May - 04.   

1966  Soviet Government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR on May - 04.   

1966  Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7 on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 04 bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75   

1968  On this day in history dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  On May - 04 birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.   

1631  On May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on May - 04.   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.