Page 7: Historical Events In May - 06

1951  On this day in history pitts Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0   

1952  Alberto Savinio, Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1953  Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0 on May - 06.   

1954  On May - 06 roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3 59 4)   

1954  On this day in history roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)   

1955  On May - 06 west Germany joins NATO   

1956  Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header on May - 06.   

1957  Italian Government of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV   

1957  Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) on this day in history.   

1957  Italian govt of Segni resigns on this day in history.   

1959  Iceland gunboats shoot at British fishing ships on May - 06.   

1960  On this day in history england's Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones (Lord Snowdon)   

1960  On May - 06 president Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960   

1960  Students attack Dutch embassy in Djakarta on this day in history.   

1960  On May - 06 trotsky's murderer Jacques Mornard (Ramón Mercader), freed in México   

1960  Paul Abraham, Hungarian composer (Blume von Hawaii), dies at 67 on May - 06.   

1961  Lucian Blaga, philosopher/poet (Transcendental censor), dies at 65 on May - 06.   

1962  On May - 06 antonio Segni elected President of Italy   

1962  First nuclear warhead fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos   

1962  US performs nuclear test at Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1963  Pulitzer prize awarded to Barbara Tuchman (Guns of August) on May - 06.   

1963  On this day in history monty Wooley, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 74   

1964  On May - 06 harold Morris, composer, dies at 74   

1966  Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin on this day in history.   

1967  400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 06 zakir Hussain elected first Moslem President of India   

1968  Battle between students & troops in Paris France, 1000 injured on this day in history.   

1968  Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards on May - 06.   

1970  On May - 06 yuchiro Miura of Japan skis down Mount Everest   

1971  On this day in history helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70   

1972  In the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s on May - 06.   

1973  On this day in history ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1501  On this day in history birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  On this day in history birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  On this day in history death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37