Historical Events In May - 22
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1971 On this day in history norwegian cruise vessel Meteor catches fire in Strait of Georgia; 70 passengers saved, 32 crew members killed.
1972 On this day in history ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified
1972 On May - 22 ceylon becomes the Republic of Sri Lanka
1972 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion on May - 22.
1972 On this day in history uS President Nixon begins visit Moscow
1972 On this day in history margaret Rutherford, English actress (Murder Ahoy, VIP's), dies at 80
1973 On this day in history emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1973 On this day in history president Nixon confesses his role in Watergate cover-up
1973 On May - 22 u S President Richard Nixon confesses his role in the Watergate cover-up
1974 Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later on May - 22.
1974 Soccer team Veendam forms on this day in history.
1974 On May - 22 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1975 On May - 22 torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90
1976 NASA launches space vehicle S-179 on May - 22.
1977 On May - 22 final European scheduled run of the Orient Express (94 years)
1977 Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1978 Bjarne Brustad, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1979 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau but not for long on this day in history.
1979 Commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa & Singapore vs Argentina) on May - 22.
1979 On this day in history the first of two McDonnell Douglas AV-8C Harriers arrived at NATC, Patuxent River for service acceptance trials
1980 On this day in history marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry
1981 On this day in history soyuz 40 returns to Earth
1984 On May - 22 john Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery
1985 Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid on May - 22.
1985 On May - 22 uS sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR
1986 Martin Gabel, actor (Thief, Marnie), dies at 63 on May - 22.
1987 On May - 22 30 killed in a Texas tornado
1987 On this day in history mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65
1988 On this day in history hungarian Communist Party leader ousted
1988 Károly Grósz succeeds party leader János Kádár in Hungary on this day in history.
1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 on May - 22.
1990 On May - 22 andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times
1990 Dow Jones average hits a record 2,852.23 on May - 22.
1990 On May - 22 microsoft releases Windows 3.0(I think there is trend here!)
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