Page 5: Historical Events In May - 19

1923  In this year, 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev claims in 2:05.4.   

1924  Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer.   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies.   

1925  Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader is born   

1925  Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims)   

1926  French air force bombs Damascus Syria   

1926  Paul Cooper, composer   

1928  "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners   

1928  51 frogs enter inaugural annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA).   

1928  Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1).   

1928  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

1929  Cloudburst leads to stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death.   

1929  General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government   

1929  Cloudburst leads to stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death.   

1929  Harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City)   

1930  White woman win voting rights in South-Africa.   

1930  Hans Kox, composer.   

1931  Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel.   

1931  Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter   

1934  Military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars   

1934  Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria.   

1934  David Sinclair, actor (Love and Hate).   

1935  In this year, NFL formally adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936   

1935  David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America).   

1935  Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74   

1936  Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956)   

1937  John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service," premieres in NYC.   

1937  Sanne Sannes, Dutch photographer   

1938  James H Bilbray, (Rep-D-Nevada)   

1939  Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact.   

1939  17th earl of Pembroke, English landowner/director (Emily).   

1940  Amsterdam time is recorded as becoming MET (Middle European Time)   

1940  HMS WHITLEY, lost between Nieuport and Ostend, Belgium - damaged by German bombers and beached   

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1469  Giovanni della robbia: Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent xi: [benedetto odescalchi], italy, 240th pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de escandón: Spanish colonial governor   

1724  Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician   

1744  Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz: Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann friedrich peter: Composer   

1755  Gabriele prota: Composer   

0804  Death of Alcuin of york: English scholar,   

0988  Death of Dunstan[us]: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1125  Death of Vladimir monomakh: Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Death of Celestine v: [pietro del murrone], pope (1294),   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri donskoi: Grand prince of muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Death of Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)