Historical Events In May - 09

1926  On this day in history richard Byrd &Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole  

1926  Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennett make 1st flight over North Pole on this day in history.  

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

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

1927  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 john McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland)  

1927  Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on May - 09.  

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

1928  On this day in history constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81  

1929  NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pitts Pirates on this day in history.  

1929  Anthony Lloyd, Lord Justice of Appeal on May - 09.  

1930  On May - 09 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6  

1930  On May - 09 joan Sims, actress (Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo)  

1931  On this day in history 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59  

1931  On May - 09 vance DeVoe Brand, Longmont Co, astro (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35)  

1931  On this day in history a[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78  

1932  On May - 09 piccadilly Circus, first lit by electricity  

1932  58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 on May - 09.  

1932  On May - 09 conrad Hunte, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66)  

1933  On May - 09 spanish anarchists call for general strike  

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  Italy takes Addis Ababa, annexing Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on this day in history.  

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

1936  1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire on May - 09.  

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

1937  Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.  

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

1939  On May - 09 catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha  

1940  On May - 09 the RAF begins night bombing raids on targest in Germany  

1941  On May - 09 english Army breaks German spy codes  

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 this day in history.  

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

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  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.  

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist  

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on this day in history.  

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

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

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  On May - 09 death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

1474  On May - 09 death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.