Historical Events In May - 12

1940  On May - 12 german tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug   

1940  Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 12 british forces attempt to break out of Tobruk   

1941  Great British convoy marches into Alexandria on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz   

1942  David Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine on May - 12.   

1942  On May - 12 nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River   

1942  Russia occupies Crackow, until August 23, 1943 on May - 12.   

1943  On this day in history axis forces in North Africa surrender (WWII)   

1943  On May - 12 british premier Winston Churchill arrives in US   

1943  German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender on May - 12.   

1943  On this day in history albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48   

1944  On this day in history 900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Brüx   

1944  On this day in history krim purged of Nazi troops   

1944  On this day in history secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat   

1944  On this day in history arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80   

1948  On May - 12 queen Wilhelmina resigns   

1948  On May - 12 isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55   

1949  The blockade of the city of Berlin, by the USSR, is officially lifted on May - 12.   

1949  The first foreign woman ambassador received in US (S V L Pandit India) on May - 12.   

1949  On May - 12 west begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviet blockade   

1951  On this day in history the first H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll   

1951  Oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 12 east Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves   

1956  Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71   

1958  On May - 12 "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Dont's hits #40   

1958  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on May - 12.   

1959  Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher) on May - 12.   

1960  Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special on May - 12.   

1960  On this day in history cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70   

1961  On May - 12 botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time   

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1962  Dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67 on May - 12.   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  On May - 12 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on May - 12.   

1670  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.   

1012  On this day in history sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on May - 12.   

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered