Historical Events In May - 03

1943  Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth) on May - 03.   

1943  On this day in history squadron Leader, Leonard Henry Trent, 487 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over Amsterdam Holland   

1943  On this day in history strike against obligatory labor camps ends, after 200 killed   

1943  On May - 03 uS first armour division occupies Mateur Tunisia   

1943  Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45 on May - 03.   

1944  "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway on May - 03.   

1944  On this day in history dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the first synthetic quinine   

1944  Meat rationing ends in US on May - 03.   

1945  On this day in history allies arrests German nuclear physics Werner Heisenberg   

1945  On this day in history british troop join in Rangoon   

1945  On May - 03 first Canadian Army takes Oldenburg, and Canadian paratroopers link up with Russians in Wismar.   

1945  First Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen on this day in history.   

1945  German ship "Cap Arcona" sinks in East Sea, 5,800 killed on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 03 rangoon taken by 26th Indian Division   

1945  On this day in history 1st Polish armour brigade occupies Wilhelmshafen   

1945  Louis L H de Visser, Dutch MP (CPN), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1946  International military tribunal in Tokyo begins on this day in history.   

1947  Japan forms a constitutional democracy on May - 03.   

1947  On this day in history the birth of Doug Hemming, American actor   

1947  73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 on May - 03.   

1948  Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener &Tennessee Williams on May - 03.   

1948  Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams on this day in history.   

1949  A ten nations conference in London forms the Council of Europe on this day in history.   

1949  The first firing of a US Viking rocket; reached 80 km on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 644 performances   

1952  On May - 03 the first airplane to land at the geographic location of the North Pole did so on this day.   

1952  On May - 03 the first landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole   

1954  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh &John Patrick   

1955  Philips C Visser, explorer/ambassador to Moscow, dies on May - 03.   

1956  On this day in history a new range of mountains discovered in Antarctica (2 over 13,000')   

1957  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers’ owner Walter O’ Malley agreed to move the team from Flatbush to sunny Los Angeles. Initially, only exhibition games were held at the L.A. Coliseum   

1958  On May - 03 in Brockville, Ontario a Trust company is robbed of $3.3 million dollars in bonds and securities.   

1958  On May - 03 frank Foster, cricketer (England all-rounder, 11 Tests 1911-12), dies   

1960  On May - 03 harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks" premieres in NYC   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  On May - 03 birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on May - 03.   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on May - 03.   

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  On May - 03 ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  On May - 03 death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  On May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On May - 03 engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)