Top Historical Events That Happened on May 23

1939  British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949   

1939  Dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

1939  Hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland   

1939  Submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die.   

1939  British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented.   

1940  The inaugural great dogfight involving the British Spitfire.   

1940  1st great dogfight between Spitfires.   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies   

1941  Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title   

1941  Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies.   

1942  Kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea   

1943  826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

1943  -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy.   

1944  Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front.   

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

1944  Operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead   

1945  British military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz   

1945  German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British.   

1945  Lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary   

1945  Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany.   

1945  Winston Churchill steps down as British PM.   

1945  British milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz.   

1945  Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  PC Hooft prize forms for literature.   

1947  C F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1948  Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns.   

1948  Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel   

1949  Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day).   

1952  Georg Alfred Schumann, composer, dies at 85.   

1953  Schools inaugural use Cliff's Notes.   

1954  H R Bromley-Davenport, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests for England), dies   

1956  Presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers   

1956  World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Fransisco   

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1052  King philip i of france: King philip i of france (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor qinzong of china: Emperor qinzong of china (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude mellan: French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  Juan caramuel y lobkowitz: Spanish writer   

1617  Elias ashmole: Antiquary   

1620  Pieter neefs: The younger, flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas eisenhut: Composer   

1696  Johann caspar vogler: Composer   

1125  Death of Hendrik v: Roman catholics german king/emperor (1098/1111-25),   

1153  Death of David i: King of scotland (1124-53),   

1304  Death of Jehan de lescurel: French poet and composer   

1423  Death of Benedict xiii: [pedro the luna], spanish pope (1394-1423),   

1498  Girolamo savonarola: Dictator of florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Ashikaga yoshitane: Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail i: Shah of persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van nassau: German son of willem the rich,