Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on this day in history.   

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

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 07 hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed   

1945  Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League on this day in history.   

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

1945  Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.   

1945  Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender on this day in history.   

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

1945  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano)   

1945  SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history william H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  On this day in history 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 May - 07.   

1947  On this day in history general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on May - 07.   

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

1951  International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1953  On May - 07 ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies   

1954  On May - 07 french surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu   

1954  On May - 07 uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO   

1955  On May - 07 uSSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain   

1955  West Europe Union established on this day in history.   

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

1956  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on May - 07.   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.   

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 this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

1205  On this day in history 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 May - 07.   

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

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)