Page 7: Historical Events In May - 04

1945  On this day in history germans surrender in Denmark and Norway.   

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 May - 04.   

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

1949  On this day in history air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives)   

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

1952  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open on May - 04.   

1953  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Ernest Hemingway (Old Man &The Sea)   

1953  Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on May - 04.   

1955  Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on May - 04.   

1956  On May - 04 queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam   

1956  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on May - 04.   

1957  On this day in history alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show   

1957  On this day in history anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam   

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

1958  On May - 04 canadian comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster make their first of a record 67 appearances on TV's Ed Sullivan Show.   

1959  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB)   

1959  The first Grammy Awards Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history the first Grammy Awards: Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win   

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

1961  Malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon on May - 04.   

1961  South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 04 anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on May - 04.   

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

1964  On May - 04 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva   

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

1965  On this day in history norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66   

1966  On this day in history soviet Government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR   

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  Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1968  Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby on this day in history.   

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

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

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On May - 04 birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  On May - 04 death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.   

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  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82