Page 6: Historical Events In May - 09

1943  On May - 09 5th German Pantser army surrenders in Tunisia   

1943  On May - 09 rotschild-Haddassh University Hospital opens   

1944  On this day in history country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana   

1944  Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested on May - 09.   

1944  Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history the first eye bank opens (NYC)   

1944  On May - 09 1st eye bank opens in New York   

1944  On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86   

1945  Channel Island, Jersey liberated from Nazis on this day in history.   

1945  Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) on this day in history.   

1945  Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl arrested on May - 09.   

1945  Norwegian Nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested on May - 09.   

1945  Victory celebration at Red Square on May - 09.   

1945  Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day) on May - 09.   

1945  On May - 09 clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

1946  King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto on this day in history.   

1946  1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres on May - 09.   

1947  On this day in history the World Bank opens in Washington, United States   

1949  Britain's first launderette opens in Queensway London on May - 09.   

1949  Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco on this day in history.   

1949  Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway London on this day in history.   

1949  Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on May - 09.   

1950  French Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration on May - 09.   

1950  On May - 09 norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville   

1950  French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS on May - 09.   

1951  Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River on May - 09.   

1951  Marie Ault, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45   

1955  On this day in history german Federal Republic joins NATO   

1957  Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies on this day in history.   

1958  Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship on this day in history.   

1958  Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47 on May - 09.   

1960  Nigeria becomes a member of the British Commonwealth on May - 09.   

1960  US is first country to use the birth control pill legally 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  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

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

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

1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered   

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  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.   

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