Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 on this day in history.   

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

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

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4)   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  West Germany joins NATO on May - 06.   

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

1957  On this day in history italian Government of Segni resigns   

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

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on this day in history.   

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

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships on May - 06.   

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

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

1960  On May - 06 paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67   

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 this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1963  On May - 06 pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)   

1963  On May - 06 monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74   

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  On this day in history 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College   

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  On this day in history yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

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 May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

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

1713  On this day in history birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on May - 06.   

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 May - 06.