Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

1943  On May - 07 uS 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia   

1943  US first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 07 german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on May - 07.   

1945  On this day in history branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League   

1945  On May - 07 formal undertaking of complete German surrender   

1945  On May - 07 german General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe   

1945  On this day in history germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII   

1945  On May - 07 mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated   

1945  On this day in history nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender   

1945  On this day in history princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands   

1945  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history sS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22   

1946  William H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands on May - 07.   

1946  On May - 07 william H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed on May - 07.   

1947  "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC on this day in history.   

1947  On May - 07 general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on May - 07.   

1948  Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 07 international Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics   

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on May - 07.   

1951  Warner Baxter, dies at 62 on May - 07.   

1953  On May - 07 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances   

1953  On this day in history record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile   

1953  Ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history french surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu   

1954  On this day in history uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO   

1955  USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain on this day in history.   

1955  On May - 07 west Europe Union established   

1956  On May - 07 battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300   

1956  Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett on May - 07.   

1958  Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters on May - 07.   

1958  Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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1328  On May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

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

1574  On May - 07 birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  On May - 07 birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

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  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on this day in history.   

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

1092  On May - 07 death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On May - 07 death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on this day in history.   

1427  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on this day in history.