Page 7: Historical Events In May - 08

1942  On May - 08 german summer offensive opens in Crimea   

1942  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 on May - 08.   

1942  Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea on May - 08.   

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

1943  On May - 08 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4   

1943  Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on May - 08.   

1943  On May - 08 admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1944  33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death on May - 08.   

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 May - 08.   

1945  Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet on May - 08.   

1945  On this day in history general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin   

1945  On May - 08 in Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich.   

1945  On May - 08 victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Candice Bergen, American actress   

1946  On this day in history red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game   

1947  A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours   

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

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

1949  On this day in history west German constitution approved   

1950  American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea on May - 08.   

1950  Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on May - 08.   

1950  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it   

1951  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on May - 08.   

1951  Dacron men's suits introduced on May - 08.   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

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

1958  On May - 08 vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru   

1958  On May - 08 nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on May - 08.   

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

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.   

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.   

0535  John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies on this day in history.   

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies   

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

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on this day in history.   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on May - 08.   

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