Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On May - 09 uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  On May - 09 beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone   

1962  Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time on this day in history.   

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

1963  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  Khrushchev visits Egypt on May - 09.   

1964  On May - 09 peter &Gordon release "World Without Love"   

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

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

1965  On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

1967  The first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made on May - 09.   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.   

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 09 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on May - 09.   

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

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

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

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

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on this day in history.   

1974  On May - 09 lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69   

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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  Patty Hearst let out of jail on May - 09.   

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found on this day in history.   

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on May - 09.   

1979  On May - 09 cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.   

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

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered   

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1315  On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1446  On May - 09 death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on May - 09.   

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.   

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.