Historical Events In May - 12

1963  On May - 12 bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show   

1963  On this day in history race riot in Birmingham AL   

1963  On May - 12 stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69   

1964  Manlio Brosio chosen as secretary-general of NATO on this day in history.   

1965  Israel & West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations on this day in history.   

1965  Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1967  H Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on May - 12.   

1967  On this day in history julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64   

1968  "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC on May - 12.   

1970  On May - 12 harry A Blackmun is confirmed by the U S Senate as a Supreme Court justice   

1970  Race riots in Augusta GA; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops) on this day in history.   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1970  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1971  Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall on May - 12.   

1971  On this day in history j M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies   

1972  Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on this day in history.   

1973  "Dueling Tubas" by Martin Mull hits #92 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85   

1975  The Cambodian Navy seizes the American merchant ship Mayaguez in international waters on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1   

1977  Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation on May - 12.   

1978  Commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female on May - 12.   

1978  On May - 12 the U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names   

1979  Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end on this day in history.   

1980  The first nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris) on May - 12.   

1980  Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies on May - 12.   

1981  Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies on May - 12.   

1982  On May - 12 fC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II   

1982  On May - 12 in Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II   

1982  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich) on May - 12.   

1982  Humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66 on May - 12.   

1983  On this day in history julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA   

1983  On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0   

1983  Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0 on this day in history.   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on May - 12.   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On May - 12 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  On May - 12 birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)   

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1003  On May - 12 gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  On this day in history sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered