Historical Events In May - 04

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

1945  German troops in Netherlands, Denmark & Norway surrender on this day in history.   

1946  5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in SF bay on this day in history.   

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

1952  On May - 04 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open   

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  On May - 04 georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73   

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

1956  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 04 alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show   

1957  On May - 04 anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam   

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

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

1959  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB)   

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

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

1961  13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South on May - 04.   

1961  On this day in history malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon   

1961  On this day in history south-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested   

1961  On May - 04 anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66   

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

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

1964  On May - 04 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva   

1964  On May - 04 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  On this day in history soviet Government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR   

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

1967  On May - 04 lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7   

1967  Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 on May - 04.   

1968  Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby on May - 04.   

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

1008  On May - 04 birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.   

1631  On May - 04 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 this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On May - 04 birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

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

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.