Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On May - 09 uS send U-2 over USSR  

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on this day in history.  

1962  On May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time  

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island  

1963  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history khrushchev visits Egypt  

1964  On this day in history peter &Gordon release "World Without Love"  

1965  On May - 09 beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert  

1965  On May - 09 luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)  

1965  On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62  

1966  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on May - 09.  

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1967  On May - 09 the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made  

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.  

1968  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90  

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on May - 09.  

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on May - 09.  

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42) on May - 09.  

1971  On this day in history friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes  

1971  On this day in history largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history  

1971  On this day in history elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)  

1971  On May - 09 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton  

1974  On May - 09 house Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment  

1974  On this day in history lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69  

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on May - 09.  

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1977  On May - 09 hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed  

1977  Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon on May - 09.  

1977  On this day in history patty Hearst let out of jail  

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on May - 09.  

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found on May - 09.  

1979  On May - 09 uS &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons  

1979  On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95  

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history 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  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.  

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history.  

1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

1315  On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.  

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

1460  On May - 09 jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

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

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.