Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

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

1943  On May - 07 uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia   

1944  On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on this day in history.   

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  German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe on this day in history.   

1945  Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII on May - 07.   

1945  On this day in history mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated   

1945  On May - 07 nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender   

1945  Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano)   

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 this day in history.   

1946  William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands on May - 07.   

1946  On May - 07 anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed   

1947  On May - 07 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC   

1947  General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution on May - 07.   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 07 nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death   

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

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 07 warner Baxter, dies at 62   

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

1953  Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile on this day in history.   

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

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  West Europe Union established on this day in history.   

1956  Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 on this day in history.   

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

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

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

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

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

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.   

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

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

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

1205  On May - 07 ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6   

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.   

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.