Page 7: Historical Events In May - 04

1945  On this day in history germans surrender in Denmark and Norway.   

1945  On this day in history german troops in Netherlands, Denmark & Norway surrender   

1946  5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in SF bay on May - 04.   

1948  The Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death on May - 04.   

1949  Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) on this day in history.   

1951  The Department of National Defence forms 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group for service in Europe with NATO forces on May - 04.   

1952  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open on May - 04.   

1953  On May - 04 pulitzer prize awarded to Ernest Hemingway (Old Man &The Sea)   

1953  Edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60 on May - 04.   

1954  On May - 04 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island   

1955  Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1956  Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam on May - 04.   

1956  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1957  On this day in history alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show   

1957  Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1958  Alberto Lleras Camargo chosen President of Colombia on this day in history.   

1958  Canadian comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster make their first of a record 67 appearances on TV's Ed Sullivan Show on May - 04.   

1959  Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB) on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 04 the first Grammy Awards Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win   

1959  The first Grammy Awards: Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win on May - 04.   

1961  13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South on this day in history.   

1961  Malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon on May - 04.   

1961  South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested on this day in history.   

1961  Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on May - 04.   

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

1964  "Another World" &"As the World Turns" premiere on TV on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva   

1964  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism)   

1965  Norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1966  Soviet Government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR on May - 04.   

1966  Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1967  Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7 on this day in history.   

1967  Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby   

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  On May - 04 birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on May - 04.   

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82