Historical Events In May - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1963 On May - 12 bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show
1963 On May - 12 race riot in Birmingham AL
1963 Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history manlio Brosio chosen as secretary-general of NATO
1965 On May - 12 israel & West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations
1965 Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history h Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
1967 On May - 12 julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64
1968 "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC on this day in history.
1970 Harry A Blackmun is confirmed by the U S Senate as a Supreme Court justice on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history race riots in Augusta GA; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops)
1970 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 On May - 12 leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
1971 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall on May - 12.
1971 On May - 12 j M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies
1972 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on May - 12.
1973 On May - 12 "Dueling Tubas" by Martin Mull hits #92
1973 Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85 on this day in history.
1975 On May - 12 the Cambodian Navy seizes the American merchant ship Mayaguez in international waters
1976 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1 on May - 12.
1977 Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.
1978 Commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female on this day in history.
1978 The U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names on this day in history.
1979 On May - 12 chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end
1980 On this day in history the first nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)
1980 Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies on May - 12.
1981 On May - 12 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
1982 FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II on this day in history.
1982 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II on this day in history.
1982 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich) on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66
1983 On May - 12 julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA
1983 On this day in history stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0
1983 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0 on May - 12.
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