Historical Events In May - 06

1974  Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis OR on this day in history.  

1974  Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London on May - 06.  

1974  West German chancellor W Brandt resigns on May - 06.  

1975  Bundy victim Lynette Culver disappears from Pocatello ID on this day in history.  

1975  Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) means only 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha NE on May - 06.  

1975  On this day in history jozsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal, dies at 83  

1976  Karel M J F Cruysberghs, Flemish author (On the Pulpit), dies at 85 on May - 06.  

1977  On this day in history "Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" released in UK  

1978  South Africa military goes into Angola on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history ethelda Bleibtrey, US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76  

1979  Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph over 200 meters on May - 06.  

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history uS expels Libyan diplomats  

1982  Sam Baker, dies on this day in history.  

1984  On May - 06 josé Napoleon Duarte wins El Salvador presidential election  

1984  Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician on this day in history.  

1985  17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards Air Force Base on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history berlin Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup  

1986  Donald E Pelotte becomes first native American bishop on May - 06.  

1986  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

1986  Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup on May - 06.  

1987  Black South African workers go on strike over whites only election on May - 06.  

1987  Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice on this day in history.  

1987  Mario Andretti sets the one-lap speed record at Indianapolis 500 at 218.204 MPH on May - 06.  

1987  On May - 06 pTL's Jim Bakker & Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God  

1987  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

1987  William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73 on May - 06.  

1989  Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) on May - 06.  

1990  On this day in history former President PW Botha quit South Africa's ruling National Party  

1990  Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in South Carolina on May - 06.  

1990  On May - 06 charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89  

1991  Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees on this day in history.  

1991  Space Shuttle STS 39 (Discovery 12) lands on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history anthony van Kampen, writer (Ketelbinkie, Geschonden Eldorado), dies  

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)  

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

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 06.  

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  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on this day in history.  

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered  

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

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

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37