Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On May - 06 pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0  

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on May - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

1955  West Germany joins NATO on May - 06.  

1956  On May - 06 gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header  

1957  Italian Government of Segni resigns on May - 06.  

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.  

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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  President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67  

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 May - 06 first nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)  

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

1962  On May - 06 uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean  

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on May - 06.  

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  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on May - 06.  

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on May - 06.  

1967  Zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India on May - 06.  

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

1972  On this day in history 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.  

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.  

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.  

1581  On May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter  

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)  

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician  

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

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.  

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  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.  

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 this day in history.