Page 6: Historical Events In May - 07

1931  On this day in history gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete)   

1932  58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 on this day in history.   

1932  Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa) on this day in history.   

1932  On May - 07 albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies   

1933  Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats on this day in history.   

1934  Netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal on May - 07.   

1934  Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autonomous Region on this day in history.   

1934  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White) on May - 07.   

1934  World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines on May - 07.   

1934  Neth Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal on this day in history.   

1934  Ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th) on May - 07.   

1934  Edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)   

1936  Cornelius Cardew, composer on May - 07.   

1937  Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player on May - 07.   

1938  Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers" on May - 07.   

1938  64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956)   

1939  On this day in history germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis   

1939  On May - 07 jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)   

1940  The Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain   

1941  On May - 07 british House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)   

1941  Cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid on this day in history.   

1941  Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA on this day in history.   

1941  David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies on May - 07.   

1942  On May - 07 battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion   

1942  Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed on May - 07.   

1942  On May - 07 felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79   

1943  British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 07 dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps   

1943  Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker   

1943  On this day in history tunis, in North Africa, captured by WW2 Allied forces   

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on May - 07.   

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on May - 07.   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on May - 07.   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.   

1704  On May - 07 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on May - 07.   

1740  On May - 07 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  On May - 07 marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.   

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on May - 07.   

1427  On May - 07 death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on May - 07.   

1539  On May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)