Historical Events In May - 06

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

1952  On May - 06 alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60  

1953  Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 on this day in history.  

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4) on this day in history.  

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) on this day in history.  

1955  On May - 06 west Germany joins NATO  

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on May - 06.  

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

1957  On May - 06 last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV  

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 this day in history president Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960  

1960  Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta on this day in history.  

1960  Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México on May - 06.  

1960  On this day in history paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67  

1961  On May - 06 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65  

1962  On May - 06 antonio Segni elected President of Italy  

1962  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on this day in history.  

1962  Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos on May - 06.  

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on this day in history.  

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on this day in history.  

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

1964  On May - 06 harold Morris, composer, dies at 74  

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on May - 06.  

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

1967  Zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India on this day in history.  

1968  Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on this day in history.  

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  In the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s on this day in history.  

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  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on May - 06.  

1606  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)  

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

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on this day in history.  

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician  

0523  On May - 06 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  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies  

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered  

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37