Historical Events In May - 06

1951  Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 on this day in history.   

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4)   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 06 west Germany joins NATO   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on May - 06.   

1957  On May - 06 italian Government of Segni resigns   

1957  On May - 06 last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on May - 06.   

1957  On May - 06 italian govt of Segni resigns   

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships on May - 06.   

1960  On May - 06 england's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

1960  President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960 on this day in history.   

1960  On May - 06 students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta   

1960  On May - 06 trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México   

1960  On this day in history paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67   

1961  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1962  On May - 06 antonio Segni elected President of Italy   

1962  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean   

1963  On May - 06 pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August)   

1963  Monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1964  Harold Morris, composer, dies at 74 on May - 06.   

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on this day in history.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on May - 06.   

1967  On this day in history zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India   

1968  Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on this day in history.   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on May - 06.   

1970  On this day in history yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest   

1971  On this day in history helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

1972  On May - 06 in the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s.   

1973  On this day in history ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.   

1581  On May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on May - 06.   

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  On May - 06 death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37