Historical Events In May - 12
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1963 Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show on May - 12.
1963 On this day in history race riot in Birmingham AL
1963 Stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69 on May - 12.
1964 Manlio Brosio chosen as secretary-general of NATO on this day in history.
1965 Israel & West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations on this day in history.
1965 Roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57 on May - 12.
1967 H Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on May - 12.
1967 Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64 on May - 12.
1968 "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC on May - 12.
1970 Harry A Blackmun is confirmed by the U S Senate as a Supreme Court justice on May - 12.
1970 Race riots in Augusta GA; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops) on May - 12.
1970 On May - 12 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1970 Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1971 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall on May - 12.
1971 J M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies on this day in history.
1972 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on May - 12.
1973 On this day in history "Dueling Tubas" by Martin Mull hits #92
1973 On May - 12 frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85
1975 The Cambodian Navy seizes the American merchant ship Mayaguez in international waters on this day in history.
1976 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1 on this day in history.
1977 Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation on this day in history.
1978 On May - 12 commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female
1978 The U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names on May - 12.
1979 On this day in history chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end
1980 On May - 12 the first nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)
1980 On this day in history lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies
1981 Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies on May - 12.
1982 On this day in history fC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II
1982 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II on May - 12.
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 this day in history julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA
1983 Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0 on May - 12.
1983 Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0 on May - 12.
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