Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On May - 06 pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

1952  On this day in history alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60   

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

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 May - 06.   

1955  West Germany joins NATO on this day in history.   

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  Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on May - 06.   

1957  On May - 06 italian govt of Segni resigns   

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

1960  On this day in history 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  On this day in history trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México   

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

1961  On this day in history lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1962  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy on this day in history.   

1962  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on May - 06.   

1962  On May - 06 pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  On May - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on May - 06.   

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 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 May - 06.   

1968  Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on May - 06.   

1968  On May - 06 spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards   

1970  Yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest on May - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.   

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

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  On this day in history 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 May - 06.   

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

1502  On this day in history 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.