Page 8: Historical Events In May - 03

1961  On this day in history maurice [Jean Jacques] Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher, dies at 53   

1962  Express train crashed into wreckage of a commuter train and a freight, killing 163, injuring 400 (Tokyo, Japan) on this day in history.   

1963  Martin Luther King Jr delivers his "I have a dream" speech on May - 03.   

1963  Over 1,600 residents of Hay River and Fort Simpson airlifted to safety after towns struck by flooding; the townsites will be moved to higher ground on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history diana Wynyard, dies at 58   

1965  Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US on May - 03.   

1965  On May - 03 in El Salvador a 6.0 earthquake left 125 persons dead, about 500 injured, and an estimated 48,000 homeless   

1965  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era)   

1965  On this day in history the first use of satellite TV, Today Show on the Early Bird Satellite   

1965  Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76 on May - 03.   

1966  Wylie Watson, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1967  Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University on May - 03.   

1968  Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica International on May - 03.   

1968  On this day in history leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer, dies at 86   

1969  On May - 03 imre Vincze, composer, dies at 42   

1970  Candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82 on May - 03.   

1971  Erich Honecker succeeds Walter Ulbricht as East German party leader on May - 03.   

1971  On May - 03 nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days   

1971  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) on May - 03.   

1972  On May - 03 bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at 68   

1973  On May - 03 chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building (443 meters), topped out   

1975  On this day in history samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78   

1976  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Saul Bellow (Humboldt's Gift)   

1976  David Bruce, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US   

1978  On this day in history anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II   

1978  On May - 03 last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston   

1978  On May - 03 west Indies all set to lose cricket test vs Australia at Kingston till riots end game   

1978  Wim van Doorne, Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF), dies at 71 on May - 03.   

1979  Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 03 the Yukon River submerges Dawson under more than two metres of water; downtown declared a disaster area.   

1979  Erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate-Peyton Place), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1982  ABC's All Talk network begins on radio (2 west coast stations) on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 03 new York Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA's budget   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.   

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  On May - 03 death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  On May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.