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 this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4)   

1954  Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) on this day in history.   

1955  West Germany joins NATO on May - 06.   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on May - 06.   

1957  On this day in history italian Government of Segni resigns   

1957  On May - 06 last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on May - 06.   

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

1959  On May - 06 iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships   

1960  On this day in history england's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

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

1960  On this day in history students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta   

1960  Trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México on May - 06.   

1960  On this day in history 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  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on May - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On May - 06 canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin   

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

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

1970  Yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest on May - 06.   

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

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

1973  On May - 06 ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

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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 May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

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

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

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

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

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

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

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

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on May - 06.   

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

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37