Historical Events In May - 09

1960  US send U-2 over USSR on May - 09.  

1962  On May - 09 beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone  

1962  Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time on this day in history.  

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on this day in history.  

1963  On May - 09 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.  

1964  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on this day in history.  

1965  On May - 09 beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert  

1965  On this day in history luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)  

1965  On this day in history 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 May - 09.  

1967  The first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made on this day in history.  

1967  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies  

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

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

1970  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84  

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.  

1971  On May - 09 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)  

1971  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on May - 09.  

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on this day in history.  

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

1971  23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.  

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on this day in history.  

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73  

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

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on May - 09.  

1977  Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon on this day in history.  

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on May - 09.  

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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 May - 09.  

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

1738  On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

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

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  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  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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 May - 09.  

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

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