Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On May - 06 pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

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

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

1954  On May - 06 roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4)   

1954  On May - 06 roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  West Germany joins NATO on May - 06.   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on this day in history.   

1957  On May - 06 italian Government of Segni resigns   

1957  On this day in history last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history italian govt of Segni resigns   

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

1960  England's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) on this day in history.   

1960  On May - 06 president Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960   

1960  Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta on May - 06.   

1960  On this day in history trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1962  On May - 06 antonio Segni elected President of Italy   

1962  On this day in history first nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)   

1962  Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos on this day in history.   

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  On May - 06 harold Morris, composer, dies at 74   

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  On May - 06 battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured   

1968  On this day in history spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards   

1970  On May - 06 yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest   

1971  On May - 06 helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

1972  In the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s on this day in history.   

1973  Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79 on May - 06.   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  On this day in history birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 06.   

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

0523  On May - 06 death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on this day in history.   

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1502  On May - 06 death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

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