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  On this day in history philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70   

1939  British decoration, George Cross, first presented on May - 23.   

1939  British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 on May - 23.   

1939  Dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad on May - 23.   

1939  On May - 23 hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland   

1939  On May - 23 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  On May - 23 1st great dogfight between Spitfires   

1940  On this day in history andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies   

1941  On May - 23 joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title   

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

1942  Kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea on May - 23.   

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

1943  On May - 23 -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on May - 23.   

1944  On May - 23 chinese counter offensive at Hunan front   

1944  During World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On May - 23 british military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz   

1945  German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary   

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

1945  Winston Churchill resigns as British PM on May - 23.   

1945  British milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on this day in history.   

1945  Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44 on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1948  Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns on this day in history.   

1948  Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel on this day in history.   

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

1100  On this day in history birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  On May - 23 birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On May - 23 birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

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

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

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.