Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  US send U-2 over USSR on this day in history.   

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on May - 09.   

1962  On May - 09 laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for first time   

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1963  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On May - 09 khrushchev visits Egypt   

1964  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on May - 09.   

1965  On May - 09 beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert   

1965  On this day in history luna 5 launched (USSR) first attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)   

1965  On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  On May - 09 china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on May - 09.   

1967  On May - 09 the first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made   

1967  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on May - 09.   

1970  On this day in history percy Brier, composer, dies at 84   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on May - 09.   

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42) on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 09 friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes   

1971  On this day in history largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history   

1971  On this day in history elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)   

1971  On May - 09 23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton   

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on May - 09.   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1976  On May - 09 raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on May - 09.   

1977  Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon on May - 09.   

1977  On May - 09 patty Hearst let out of jail   

1977  On this day in history james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55   

1978  On May - 09 corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found   

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on this day in history.   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on May - 09.   

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.   

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42   

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.   

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on May - 09.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on May - 09.   

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.   

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.