Page 6: Historical Events In May - 05

1924  Unions terminate Twentse textile strike on May - 05.   

1924  Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child) on May - 05.   

1925  On this day in history john T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee   

1925  Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak on May - 05.   

1925  Monica Lewis, actress (Box Office) on May - 05.   

1926  On May - 05 sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"   

1926  Geldrop soccer team forms on this day in history.   

1926  On May - 05 ann B Davis, Schenectady NY, actress (Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch)   

1927  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin   

1927  On May - 05 charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies   

1930  On May - 05 bradman scores 185 Australia vs Leicestershire, 317 minutes, 16 fours   

1930  The first woman to fly solo from England to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson) on May - 05.   

1930  On May - 05 1st woman to fly solo from Engl to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson)   

1932  Japan & China sign a peace treaty on May - 05.   

1934  On this day in history 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04   

1935  Jessie Owens of the US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8¼" on May - 05.   

1935  On May - 05 jessie Owens of US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8½"   

1936  On this day in history edward Ravenscroft patents screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip   

1936  Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning   

1939  Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky on May - 05.   

1940  Norwegian Government in exile forms in London on this day in history.   

1940  On May - 05 norwegian govt in exile forms in London   

1941  Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa on May - 05.   

1941  On May - 05 2 Fokker's employees flee Nazi occupied Netherlands to England   

1942  Battle of Coral Sea on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 05 british assault on Diego Suarez Madagascar   

1942  US begins rationing sugar during WWII on this day in history.   

1943  Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System on May - 05.   

1944  On this day in history gandhi freed from prison   

1944  Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim on May - 05.   

1945  On May - 05 denmark liberated from Nazi control   

1945  On May - 05 germans surrender in Norway   

1945  Mauthausen Concentration camp liberated on May - 05.   

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.   

1210  On May - 05 birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.   

1635  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.   

0311  On this day in history gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on May - 05.   

1028  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On this day in history charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.