Page 7: Historical Events In May - 04

1945  On May - 04 germans surrender in Denmark and Norway.   

1945  German troops in Netherlands, Denmark & Norway surrender on May - 04.   

1946  On May - 04 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in SF bay   

1948  The Hague Court of Justice convicts Hans Rauter (SS) to the death on May - 04.   

1949  Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) on May - 04.   

1951  The Department of National Defence forms 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group for service in Europe with NATO forces on May - 04.   

1952  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Fresno Golf Open on May - 04.   

1953  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Ernest Hemingway (Old Man &The Sea)   

1953  On this day in history edward B B Shanks, British poet/critic, dies at 60   

1954  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island on this day in history.   

1955  Georges Enescu, Romanian/French violist/composer (Oedipe), dies at 73 on May - 04.   

1956  On May - 04 queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam   

1956  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history alan Freed hosts "Rock n' Roll Show" first prime-time network rock show   

1957  Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam on May - 04.   

1958  On this day in history alberto Lleras Camargo chosen President of Colombia   

1958  Canadian comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster make their first of a record 67 appearances on TV's Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 04 pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (JB)   

1959  The first Grammy Awards Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 04 the first Grammy Awards: Perry Como &Ella Fitzgerald win   

1961  On May - 04 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South   

1961  On May - 04 malcolm Ross &Victor Prather reach 34,668 meters (record) in balloon   

1961  South-Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested on this day in history.   

1961  Anita Stewart, dies of heart attack at 66 on this day in history.   

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on this day in history.   

1964  "Another World" &"As the World Turns" premiere on TV on this day in history.   

1964  70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva on this day in history.   

1964  Pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism) on May - 04.   

1965  On this day in history norman Brokenshire, TV moderator (Four Square Court), dies at 66   

1966  Soviet Government signs accord about building Fiat factory in USSR on May - 04.   

1966  On this day in history juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer, dies at 69   

1967  On May - 04 lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7   

1967  On May - 04 bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75   

1968  On May - 04 dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.   

1611  On May - 04 birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on May - 04.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on May - 04.   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.