Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On this day in history 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  On May - 06 brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0   

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 this day in history.   

1956  On May - 06 gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header   

1957  Italian Government of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

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

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

1957  Italian govt of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

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 this day in history students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta   

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

1960  On May - 06 paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67   

1961  On May - 06 lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65   

1962  Antonio Segni elected President of Italy on this day in history.   

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  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on May - 06.   

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74   

1964  On this day in history harold Morris, composer, dies at 74   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 May - 06.   

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

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1397  On May - 06 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 this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history 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  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

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 this day in history death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

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

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

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