Page 8: Historical Events In May - 05

1962  Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies on May - 05.   

1963  On this day in history heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies   

1964  On May - 05 separatists riot in Québec   

1965  On May - 05 the first large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam   

1966  On this day in history stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2   

1966  On May - 05 willie Mays hit his 512th homerun   

1966  Willie Mays hit home run number 512 of his career on May - 05.   

1966  Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62   

1969  Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night) on this day in history.   

1969  Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site   

1971  On May - 05 race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC)   

1971  On this day in history alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81   

1972  Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76   

1973  On May - 05 56,800 fans paid $309,000 to see Led Zeppelin at Tampa Stadium.   

1975  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels)   

1976  On this day in history anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II   

1976  Train collision at Schiedam Netherlands, kills 24 on this day in history.   

1976  Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 on May - 05.   

1977  Ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1978  On May - 05 pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds smacked his 3,000th major-league hit.   

1978  Alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies on May - 05.   

1979  Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1979  Voyager 1 passes Jupiter on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68   

1980  On this day in history saipan and other Navy ships provided humanitarian search and rescue support operations for the vast sealift of Cuban refugees heading for the U.S. through the Florida Straits.   

1980  Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police stormed the building on this day in history.   

1980  Edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 05 bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike   

1982  Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0 on May - 05.   

1982  On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0   

1983  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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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  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.   

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

0311  On May - 05 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  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62