Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On this day in history uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on May - 09.   

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

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 May - 09 khrushchev visits Egypt   

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

1965  Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert on May - 09.   

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

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

1966  On May - 09 alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

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 May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1971  On May - 09 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  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on May - 09.   

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  On this day in history raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon   

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

1977  On May - 09 james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55   

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

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on May - 09.   

1979  On May - 09 cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On May - 09 birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

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

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

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

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies   

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

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