Page 7: Historical Events In May - 23

1935  1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) on May - 23.   

1937  John D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida on May - 23.   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on this day in history.   

1938  Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, first presented   

1939  On May - 23 british parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949   

1939  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

1939  Hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland on May - 23.   

1939  On this day in history submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die   

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, 1st presented   

1940  On May - 23 the first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire   

1940  1st great dogfight between Spitfires on this day in history.   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on this day in history.   

1941  Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1941  Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea   

1943  On this day in history 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

1943  -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on this day in history.   

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on this day in history.   

1944  Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history during World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive   

1944  On this day in history operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead   

1944  Operation-Buffalo: Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead on May - 23.   

1945  British military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on May - 23.   

1945  On this day in history german island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British   

1945  Lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary on this day in history.   

1945  Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history winston Churchill resigns as British PM   

1945  British milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on May - 23.   

1945  On May - 23 heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  PC Hooft prize forms for literature on May - 23.   

1947  C F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns   

1948  On this day in history ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  On this day in history birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.