Page 6: Historical Events In May - 09

1944  Dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested   

1944  Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol   

1944  The inaugural eye bank opens (NYC)   

1944  1st eye bank opens in New York.   

1944  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86   

1945  Channel Island, Jersey liberated from Nazis.   

1945  Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)   

1945  Nazi propagandist Max Blokzijl arrested.   

1945  Norwegian Nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested   

1945  Victory celebration at Red Square.   

1945  Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (Natl Day)   

1945  Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

1946  King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto.   

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

1947  The World Bank opens in Washington, United States   

1949  Britain's inaugural launderette opens in Queensway London.   

1949  Prince Rainier III is recorded as becoming leader of Monaco   

1949  Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway London   

1949  Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies   

1950  French Foreign minister Robert Schuman announces the Schuman Plan for European integration.   

1950  Norman Dello Joco's premieres in Bronxville.   

1950  French Foreign min Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS   

1951  Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River   

1951  Marie Ault, dies at 80   

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45.   

1955  German Federal Republic joins NATO.   

1957  Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies.   

1958  Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship.   

1958  Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47   

1960  Nigeria is recorded as becoming a member of the British Commonwealth   

1960  US is inaugural country to use the birth control pill legally.   

1960  US send U-2 over USSR   

1962  Beatles sign their inaugural contract with EMI Parlophone   

1962  Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for inaugural time.   

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1147  Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun   

1265  Dante alighieri: Italian poet (divina commedia)   

1596  Abraham van diepenbeeck: Painter   

1738  John pindar: [peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni paisiello: Italian composer (barber of seville)   

1783  Alexander ross: Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James pollard espy: Penns, meteorologist (philosphy of storms)   

1793  Johannes c de jonge: Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  Death of Stanislaus: Polish bishop of cracow, murdered   

1280  Magnus vi lagaboeter: King of norway (1263-80),   

1315  Hugh v: Duke of burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  Niccolo d'albergati: Italian cardinal,   

1446  Mary of enghien: Queen of naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean lavite: Atrechts painter,   

1474  Peter van hagenbach: Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  Karel "cardinal" van bourbon: Archbishop of rouen,