Page 7: Historical Events In May - 08

1942  German summer offensive opens in Crimea on this day in history.   

1942  HMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea   

1943  On this day in history admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1943  On this day in history 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4   

1943  Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1944  33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death on May - 08.   

1944  On this day in history the first eye bank is established in New York City   

1944  On May - 08 u-575 sinks Asphodel   

1945  Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on May - 08.   

1945  On May - 08 chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet   

1945  On this day in history general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin   

1945  In Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich on May - 08.   

1945  On May - 08 victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared   

1946  The birth of Candice Bergen, American actress on this day in history.   

1946  Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game on May - 08.   

1947  A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours   

1948  On May - 08 bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1949  West German constitution approved on May - 08.   

1950  On May - 08 american General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea   

1950  Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

1951  On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it   

1951  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 08 mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on May - 08.   

1958  President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock on this day in history.   

1958  Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru on this day in history.   

1958  Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on this day in history.   

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)   

1492  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.   

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)   

0535  John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies on this day in history.   

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies   

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on May - 08.   

1278  On this day in history death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on this day in history.   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on May - 08.   

1538  On this day in history death of edward Fox, English bishop   

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies