Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on May - 07.   

1943  US first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia on May - 07.   

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia on May - 07.   

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on May - 07.   

1945  Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League on this day in history.   

1945  Formal undertaking of complete German surrender on May - 07.   

1945  On May - 07 german General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe   

1945  Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII on May - 07.   

1945  On May - 07 mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated   

1945  Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender on May - 07.   

1945  Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands on May - 07.   

1945  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on May - 07.   

1945  On this day in history sS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22   

1946  On this day in history william H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands on May - 07.   

1946  On May - 07 anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed   

1947  On May - 07 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC   

1947  On May - 07 general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on this day in history.   

1948  Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1951  International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town)   

1951  On this day in history warner Baxter, dies at 62   

1953  "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances on this day in history.   

1953  Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile on May - 07.   

1953  Ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies on May - 07.   

1954  French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.   

1954  US, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO on May - 07.   

1955  On May - 07 uSSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain   

1955  On May - 07 west Europe Union established   

1956  On May - 07 battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300   

1956  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett   

1958  Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters on May - 07.   

1958  Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81 on May - 07.   

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1328  On May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on May - 07.   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on May - 07.   

1643  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on May - 07.   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.   

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on this day in history.   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1092  On this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

1205  On May - 07 ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6   

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on May - 07.   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on this day in history.   

1539  On May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)