Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On May - 09 uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone on this day in history.   

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  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1964  On May - 09 khrushchev visits Egypt   

1964  Peter &Gordon release "World Without Love" on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert   

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

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

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

1966  On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

1967  The first flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made on this day in history.   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on this day in history.   

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on May - 09.   

1970  100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.   

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

1971  Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes on May - 09.   

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

1971  Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) on May - 09.   

1971  23rd Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Jack Klugman &Jean Stapleton on this day in history.   

1974  On May - 09 house Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment   

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

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on May - 09.   

1976  On this day in history raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

1977  Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Republic of Cameroon   

1977  Patty Hearst let out of jail on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 09 james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55   

1978  On this day in history corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found   

1979  US &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons on May - 09.   

1979  On May - 09 cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

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

1265  On May - 09 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  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

1474  On May - 09 death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  On May - 09 karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66