2023-05-21 22:57:18
Under Monday, May 22, the book of history records, among other things:
1858: In Burrville (Connecticut/USA) the merchant Gail Borden advertises the condensed milk he sells for the first time.
1878: The Romanian National Assembly declares independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1888: The American architect Leroy S. Buffington receives the US patent (number 383,170) for a steel construction for skyscrapers.
1943: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill presents his concept of Europe in America. Austria is once more planned as part of a confederation with other Central European countries or parts of the country.
1963: Parade of the Austrian Armed Forces on the Ring. The officers of the Guard carry a saber for the first time since 1945.
1983: During a show flight in Frankfurt, a Canadian F-104 “Starfighter” fighter jet crashed into the car of a pastor’s family: six dead.
1983: Meeting of 130,000 Sudeten Germans in Vienna.
1988: Hungarian Prime Minister Károly Grósz is elected to succeed János Kádár as CP General Secretary.
2003: The US and Great Britain, as occupying powers, have secured full powers in the administration of Iraq’s oil reserves until an internationally recognized government is installed.
2013: Lieutenant General Othmar Commenda becomes the new Chief of Staff of the Austrian Armed Forces. His predecessor Edmund Entacher had retired a few weeks earlier. Commenda had already led the army during his interim recall by the then Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPÖ).
2018: Sony takes control of music publisher Emi, becoming the world’s number one.
birthdays: Gérard de Nerval, French poet (1808-1855); Richard Wagner, German composer (1813-1883); Johann “Hans” Buzek, former Austrian Footballer (1938); Betty Williams, Northern Ireland. peace fighter; Nobel Peace Prize 1976 (1943); Gesine Schwan, German political scientist (1943); Katie Price, British fashion model (1978).
days of death: Alessandro Manzoni, Italian poet (1785-1873); Albert Claude, Belgian biochemist; Nobel Prize 1974 (1898-1983); Henri Dutilleux, French composer (1916-2013); John Derek, US actor (1926-1998); Philip Roth, US writer (1933-2018).
name days: Rita, Julia, Helene, Renate, Helma, Lia, Emil, Roman, Goswin, Gerlinde, Konstantin.
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