Page 6: Historical Events In May - 05

1924  On this day in history unions terminate Twentse textile strike   

1924  On May - 05 leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child)   

1925  John T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak   

1925  Monica Lewis, actress (Box Office) on May - 05.   

1926  On May - 05 sinclair Lewis refuses his Pulitzer Prize for "Arrowsmith"   

1926  On this day in history geldrop soccer team forms   

1926  On May - 05 ann B Davis, Schenectady NY, actress (Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch)   

1927  On this day in history dmitri Sjostakovitch' 1st Symphony, premieres in Berlin   

1927  Charles Boissevain, editor in chief (General Trade 1885-1908), dies on May - 05.   

1930  Bradman scores 185 Australia vs Leicestershire, 317 minutes, 16 fours on this day in history.   

1930  The first woman to fly solo from England to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history 1st woman to fly solo from Engl to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson)   

1932  Japan & China sign a peace treaty on this day in history.   

1934  60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04 on May - 05.   

1935  On May - 05 jessie Owens of the US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8¼"   

1935  On this day in history jessie Owens of US, sets then long jump record at 26' 8½"   

1936  Edward Ravenscroft patents screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip on May - 05.   

1936  Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa on May - 05.   

1938  Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning on this day in history.   

1939  Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky on May - 05.   

1940  On this day in history norwegian Government in exile forms in London   

1940  Norwegian govt in exile forms in London on this day in history.   

1941  Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 2 Fokker's employees flee Nazi occupied Netherlands to England   

1942  On May - 05 battle of Coral Sea   

1942  British assault on Diego Suarez Madagascar on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 05 uS begins rationing sugar during WWII   

1943  Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System on May - 05.   

1944  On this day in history gandhi freed from prison   

1944  Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim on May - 05.   

1945  On this day in history denmark liberated from Nazi control   

1945  On May - 05 germans surrender in Norway   

1945  Mauthausen Concentration camp liberated on May - 05.   

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.   

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on this day in history.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on May - 05.   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.   

1028  On May - 05 alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62