Page 7: Historical Events In May - 08

1942  German summer offensive opens in Crimea on May - 08.   

1942  On May - 08 hMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors   

1942  On May - 08 aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea   

1943  On this day in history admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1943  69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1943  Admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death   

1944  The first eye bank is established in New York City on May - 08.   

1944  U-575 sinks Asphodel on May - 08.   

1945  Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 08 chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet   

1945  On May - 08 general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin   

1945  On this day in history in Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich.   

1945  Victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared on May - 08.   

1946  The birth of Candice Bergen, American actress on this day in history.   

1946  Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game on this day in history.   

1947  On May - 08 a movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 08 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

1949  On May - 08 west German constitution approved   

1950  On May - 08 american General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea   

1950  Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on this day in history.   

1950  On May - 08 franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

1951  On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it   

1951  On May - 08 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1951  On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced   

1951  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

1952  On this day in history mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on May - 08.   

1958  President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru   

1958  Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on this day in history.   

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1326  On this day in history birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)   

1492  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

0535  On May - 08 john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on May - 08.   

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on this day in history.   

1278  On May - 08 death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on this day in history.   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.   

1538  On May - 08 death of edward Fox, English bishop   

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies