Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  Pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 on May - 06.   

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on May - 06.   

1953  Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 on May - 06.   

1954  On this day in history 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  On this day in history west Germany joins NATO   

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

1957  On this day in history italian Government of Segni resigns   

1957  Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage)   

1957  On this day in history italian govt of Segni resigns   

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships on this day in history.   

1960  England's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon) on May - 06.   

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

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  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy on May - 06.   

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

1962  On May - 06 pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

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

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

1967  On this day in history 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College   

1967  Zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India on this day in history.   

1968  Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on May - 06.   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on this day in history.   

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

1971  On May - 06 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  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 May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on May - 06.   

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  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

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

0988  On May - 06 death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

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

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.   

1475  On this day in history 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  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.