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 May - 06.  

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

1955  On this day in history west Germany joins NATO  

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on this day in history.  

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 this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)  

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1957  On this day in history italian govt of Segni resigns  

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

1960  England's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) on May - 06.  

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

1960  On May - 06 students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta  

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  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history 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 May - 06.  

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  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  On May - 06 zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India  

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

1971  Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70 on May - 06.  

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

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

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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  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 this day in history.  

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 May - 06.  

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.  

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

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

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

1502  On this day in history death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)  

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37