Historical Events In May - 02

1930  Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights on this day in history.   

1932  Jack Benny's first radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network) on this day in history.   

1932  Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (The Good Earth) on May - 02.   

1932  On May - 02 jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)   

1933  In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions on May - 02.   

1934  Nazi-Germany begins People's court on May - 02.   

1936  "Peter &the Wolf" premieres in Moscow on May - 02.   

1936  Emperor Haile Selassie &family flee Abyssinia on this day in history.   

1936  "Peter & Wolf" premieres in Moscow on May - 02.   

1937  Arthur Somervell, composer, dies at 73 on May - 02.   

1938  Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" on this day in history.   

1938  Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) on this day in history.   

1939  Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2 on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 02 anti-British revolt, encouraged by Germany, takes place in Iraq.   

1941  On this day in history fCC approves regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

1941  On this day in history martin Bormann succeeds Rudolf Hess as Hitler's deputy   

1941  On May - 02 nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists   

1941  On May - 02 fCC approves regular scheduled coml TV broadcasts to begin July 1   

1942  On this day in history japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma   

1942  68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 on May - 02.   

1943  German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia on May - 02.   

1944  On this day in history wABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast   

1945  Allies occupy Wismar on this day in history.   

1945  Berlin captured by Russian forces at the end of WW2 on May - 02.   

1945  Berlin surrenders to Russian troops on May - 02.   

1945  British Army enters Lubeck in the Baltic, sealing off German forces in Denmark on this day in history.   

1945  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina &Princess Juliana reach Gilze-Rijen on this day in history.   

1945  First Helicopter Rescue--Lieutenant August Kleisch, USCG, flying a HNS-1 helicopter rescued 11 Canadian airmen that were marooned in northern Labrador about 125 miles from Goose Bay on May - 02.   

1945  On May - 02 german Army in Italy surrenders   

1945  On this day in history russia takes Berlin; General Weidling surrenders   

1945  On May - 02 yugoslav troops occupy Trieste   

1945  Martin Bormann, propoganda minister for Hitler, dies on this day in history.   

1946  On May - 02 prisoners revolt at Alcatraz, 5 die   

1947  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  On May - 02 maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.