Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1953  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).   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  West Germany joins NATO   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header   

1957  Italian Government of Segni steps down.   

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

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage).   

1957  Italian govt of Segni steps down.   

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships   

1960  England's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

1960  President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960   

1960  Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta.   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67   

1961  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1962  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy.   

1962  inaugural nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen).   

1962  Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean.   

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August).   

1963  Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74.   

1964  Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74   

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College.   

1967  Zakir Hussain elected inaugural Moslem President of India   

1968  Battle between students and troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards   

1970  Yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest.   

1971  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   

1973  Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

1974  Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis OR.   

1974  Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer are discovered in London   

1974  West German chancellor W Brandt steps down   

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1397  Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea   

1501  Marcellus ii: [marcello cervini], italy, humanist/pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans francken: The younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo lippi: [perlone zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  Henry capell: 1st baron capell, first lord of the british admiralty   

1713  Charles batteux: French philosopher   

1758  Maximilien robespierre: Arras fr, french revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois gjs andrieux: French writer/politician   

0523  Thrasamunde: King of vandalen   

0680  Death of Muawiyah i: Caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Dirk ii: West frisian count of holland   

1085  Death of King alfonso vi: Of leon conquered toledo,   

1124  Death of Balak: Emir of aleppo, murdered   

1475  Death of Dieric bouts: Dutch painter,   

1502  Death of James tyrrell: Alleged murderer of the princes in the tower (executed)   

1527  Death of Karel van bourbon: Military governor (lombardije),