Page 7: Historical Events In May - 23

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

1937  On this day in history john D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on May - 23.   

1938  Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 on May - 23.   

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

1939  British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 23 dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

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

1939  On May - 23 submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die   

1939  British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire   

1940  1st great dogfight between Spitfires on May - 23.   

1940  On May - 23 andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies   

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

1941  On May - 23 lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

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

1943  On this day in history 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

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

1944  On this day in history british/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy   

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

1944  During World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive on May - 23.   

1944  On May - 23 operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead   

1944  On May - 23 operation-Buffalo: Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead   

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

1945  On May - 23 german island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British   

1945  On May - 23 lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary   

1945  Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany on May - 23.   

1945  Winston Churchill resigns as British PM on this day in history.   

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

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

1947  PC Hooft prize forms for literature on this day in history.   

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  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  On this day in history birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

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

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

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  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27