Page 8: Historical Events In May - 04

1973  Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK.   

1973  Jane Bowles, writer, dies at 56   

1974  Israel Citkowitz, composer, dies at 65   

1975  Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane" premieres in NYC.   

1975  Gama Hernandez is born in Los Angeles California   

1975  Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77   

1976  Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser says that Waltzing Matilda will be his country's national anthem at the upcoming Montreal Summer Olympic Games   

1978  Russian President Brezhnev visits West-Germany.   

1979  NASA launches Fltsatcom-2   

1979  The inaugural woman prime minister of Great Britain (Margaret Thatcher) is elected.   

1980  Marshal Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, dies.   

1980  Josip Broz Tito, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87.   

1982  British Destroyer HMS Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket catches fire and later flounders, many sailors die   

1983  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China.   

1983  Nino Sanzogno, composer, dies at 72.   

1984  Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling)   

1984  Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer.   

1987  Cathryn Damon, actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56   

1988  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1989  US launches Magellan to Venus   

1989  US space shuttle STS-30 launched.   

1989  White house aide Oliver North is convicted of charges from the Iran-Contra affair The three convictions are later overturned on appeal   

1990  Angela Bowie reveals that ex husband David slept with Mick Jagger.   

1990  Latvia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.   

1990  Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence   

1990  Pakistan beat Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah   

1990  Don Appell, dies   

1991  ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent   

1991  Actress Sharon Gless and producer Barney Rosenzeig wed   

1991  Morris K Udall (Representative-D-AZ), steps down due to Parkinson disease.   

1991  President Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat.   

1991  Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54.   

1992  Henri Guillemin, French historian, dies at 89   

1994  In this year, Arsenal claims 34th Europe Cup II   

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

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

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

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

1594  Death of Paul buys: Grand pensionary of holland,   

1604  Death of Claudio merulo: Composer,   

1605  Death of Ulisse aldrovandi: Italian biologist/medical,