May 09 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1965  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert.   

1965  Luna 5 launched (USSR) inaugural attempt to soft land on Moon (fails).   

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62.   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

1967  The inaugural flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies.   

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  100000s demonstrate against Vietnam War.   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman and Jean Stapleton.   

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)   

1971  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes.   

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31626) in Baltimore Oriole history.   

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment.   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69.   

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74.   

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed   

1977  Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon   

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail.   

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55.   

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro are discovered.   

1979  US and USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

1980  35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge.   

1981  Kazimiroff Blvd in the Bronx named for a Bronx historian.   

1981  C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies   

1985  Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69   

1986  Tenzing Norgay, one of the inaugural two people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, dies   

1986  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60.   

1987  183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw   

1987  Actor Tom Cruise (27) and actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry   

1987  Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78   

1988  Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth.   

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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  Death of Niccolo d'albergati: Italian cardinal,   

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

1460  Death of Jean lavite: Atrechts painter,   

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

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