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 May - 06.   

1953  On this day in history 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  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history west Germany joins NATO   

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  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 this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history italian govt of Segni resigns   

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

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 May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

1962  On this day in history first nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)   

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

1963  On this day in history monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74   

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

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on this day in history.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

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  On May - 06 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 May - 06.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on May - 06.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on May - 06.   

1638  On May - 06 birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0680  On May - 06 death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  On this day in history 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  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  On May - 06 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