Historical Events In May - 01

1945  Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WWII on this day in history.   

1945  Seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg on May - 01.   

1945  Soviet army reach Rostock on this day in history.   

1945  Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 01.   

1946  On May - 01 fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander   

1946  On May - 01 mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year"   

1946  Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer, dies at 71 on May - 01.   

1947  On May - 01 lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA   

1947  On this day in history radar for commercial &private planes first demonstrated   

1947  On May - 01 rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA   

1947  On May - 01 sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed   

1948  On May - 01 glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham AL for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes"   

1948  On this day in history north Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea   

1948  Christos Ladas, Greek minister of Justice, murdered on May - 01.   

1949  Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune) on May - 01.   

1950  Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade on May - 01.   

1950  On May - 01 new marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China   

1950  On May - 01 pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers &Hammerstein (South Pacific)   

1951  600,000 march for peace &freedom in Germany on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 01 dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir   

1951  On this day in history mickey Mantle's first homerun   

1951  On this day in history the 25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group sent to join United Nations forces in Korea.   

1952  Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada on this day in history.   

1952  Mr Potato Head, introduced on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 01 tWA introduces tourist class   

1952  On this day in history william Fox, [Fried], US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73   

1954  On this day in history hSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies)   

1954  On May - 01 tom Tyler, actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50   

1957  On this day in history larry King's first radio broadcast   

1957  On May - 01 uS give Poland credit of $95 million   

1957  On May - 01 vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km   

1957  Grant Mitchell, actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82 on May - 01.   

1958  Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai on this day in history.   

1958  Arturo Frondizi sworn in as President of Argentina on this day in history.   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.