Page 7: Historical Events In May - 09

1960  On this day in history uS send U-2 over USSR   

1962  On May - 09 beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone   

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

1962  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on May - 09.   

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 May - 09.   

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

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  On this day in history 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on May - 09.   

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

1971  On May - 09 elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3 01 42)   

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

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

1974  House Judiciary Committee begin formal hearings on Nixon impeachment on this day in history.   

1974  On May - 09 lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69   

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

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed   

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

1977  On this day in history patty Hearst let out of jail   

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

1978  Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found on May - 09.   

1979  On May - 09 uS &USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

1446  On May - 09 death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)   

1460  On May - 09 jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies   

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

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