Page 8: Historical Events In May - 12

1963  Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show on May - 12.   

1963  On this day in history race riot in Birmingham AL   

1963  On this day in history stanislaw Wiechowicz, composer, dies at 69   

1964  Manlio Brosio chosen as secretary-general of NATO on May - 12.   

1965  Israel & West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations on May - 12.   

1965  On this day in history roger Vailland, French playwright (La Truite), dies at 57   

1967  On May - 12 h Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee   

1967  Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history "March of Poor" under rev Abernathy reach Washington DC   

1970  On this day in history harry A Blackmun is confirmed by the U S Senate as a Supreme Court justice   

1970  Race riots in Augusta GA; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops) on May - 12.   

1970  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1970  Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall   

1971  J M Taylor, cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb"   

1973  "Dueling Tubas" by Martin Mull hits #92 on this day in history.   

1973  Frances Marion, screenwriter (Pollyanna, Camille), dies at 85 on May - 12.   

1975  The Cambodian Navy seizes the American merchant ship Mayaguez in international waters on this day in history.   

1976  On May - 12 bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1   

1977  Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation on May - 12.   

1978  On this day in history commerce Department announces that hurricane names will no longer be exclusively female   

1978  On May - 12 the U S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decides that hurricanes will no longer be given only female names   

1979  On this day in history chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end   

1980  On May - 12 the first nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)   

1980  Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies on May - 12.   

1981  On May - 12 benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies   

1982  FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II on this day in history.   

1982  In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II on May - 12.   

1982  On May - 12 pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich)   

1982  On May - 12 humphrey Searle, writer (20th Century counterpoint), dies at 66   

1983  Julie Lynne Hayek, (California), crowned 32nd Miss USA on this day in history.   

1983  On May - 12 stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0   

1983  On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.   

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on May - 12.   

1670  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

0912  On this day in history leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.