Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On this day in history uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on May - 09.   

1962  On May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on May - 09.   

1963  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history peter &Gordon release "World Without Love"   

1965  On this day in history beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert   

1965  On May - 09 luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)   

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1966  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on May - 09.   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on May - 09.   

1967  On this day in history the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made   

1967  On this day in history elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

1968  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on this day in history.   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 09 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)   

1971  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on May - 09.   

1971  Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history on May - 09.   

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) on May - 09.   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on May - 09.   

1974  On this day in history house Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on May - 09.   

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on May - 09.   

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on May - 09.   

1977  On this day in history mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon   

1977  On this day in history patty Hearst let out of jail   

1977  On May - 09 james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55   

1978  On this day in history corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found   

1979  On May - 09 uS &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on May - 09.   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.   

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on May - 09.   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.   

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.   

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on May - 09.   

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.   

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.   

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66