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

1955  On this day in history west Germany joins NATO   

1956  On this day in history 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  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  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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1963  On this day in history 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  On this day in history canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin   

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  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 this day in history.   

1971  On May - 06 helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

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  On May - 06 ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

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

1501  On this day in history 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 May - 06.   

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

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On May - 06 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  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.   

1085  On May - 06 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 this day in history.   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

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