Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On this day in history pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1953  Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 on May - 06.   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4) on May - 06.   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) on May - 06.   

1955  On May - 06 west Germany joins NATO   

1956  On May - 06 gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header   

1957  Italian Government of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

1957  Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV on May - 06.   

1957  On May - 06 pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)   

1957  Italian govt of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships   

1960  On May - 06 england's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

1960  On May - 06 president Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960   

1960  On this day in history students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta   

1960  Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México on this day in history.   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on May - 06.   

1961  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on May - 06.   

1962  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy on May - 06.   

1962  On this day in history first nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)   

1962  On this day in history pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on May - 06.   

1963  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)   

1963  Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1964  Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on this day in history.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on May - 06.   

1967  On this day in history zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India   

1968  On May - 06 battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on this day in history.   

1970  Yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest on this day in history.   

1971  Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 06 in the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s.   

1973  Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79 on May - 06.   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on May - 06.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on May - 06.   

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on May - 06.   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.   

0988  On May - 06 death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on this day in history.   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1502  On May - 06 death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.