Page 5: Historical Events In May - 09

1926  Richard Byrd &Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole on May - 09.   

1926  Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole on May - 09.   

1926  Alistair MacFarlane, principal (Heriot-Watt University England) on this day in history.   

1926  Joseph Mallaby Dent, publisher, dies on May - 09.   

1927  On May - 09 australian Parliament first convenes in new capital, Canberra   

1927  On this day in history 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6   

1927  John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies   

1928  Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa Ontario, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1928  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 on May - 09.   

1929  NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pitts Pirates on May - 09.   

1929  On this day in history anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal   

1930  On this day in history 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6   

1930  On this day in history joan Sims, actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo)   

1931  On May - 09 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59   

1931  Vance DeVoe Brand, Longmont Co, astro (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35) on this day in history.   

1931  A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 on May - 09.   

1932  Piccadilly Circus, first lit by electricity on May - 09.   

1932  58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 on this day in history.   

1932  Conrad Hunte, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66) on May - 09.   

1933  Spanish anarchists call for general strike on this day in history.   

1934  The birth of Alan Bennett, English playwright and actor on May - 09.   

1934  On May - 09 bradman out for a Cricket duck against Cambridge University!   

1936  First KLM airplane to land on Bonaire on May - 09.   

1936  On May - 09 italy takes Addis Ababa, annexing Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

1936  On this day in history the birth of Albert Finney, Actor   

1936  On this day in history 1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire   

1937  Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6) on this day in history.   

1937  On May - 09 walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43   

1939  On this day in history catholic church beatified the first Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha   

1939  Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the RAF begins night bombing raids on targest in Germany   

1941  English Army breaks German spy codes on this day in history.   

1942  68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 on this day in history.   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on May - 09.   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.   

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.   

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.   

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.   

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on May - 09.   

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on May - 09.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66