Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On this day in history pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

1952  On May - 06 alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60   

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

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4) on this day in history.   

1954  On May - 06 roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  West Germany joins NATO on May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

1957  Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV on May - 06.   

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

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

1959  On May - 06 iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships   

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

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 May - 06.   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1961  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on May - 06.   

1962  On May - 06 antonio Segni elected President of Italy   

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

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

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on May - 06.   

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1970  On May - 06 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

1758  On this day in history 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  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on this day in history.   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

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 May - 06.