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 this day in history.  

1938  On May - 23 philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70  

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, first presented  

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  Submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die on May - 23.  

1939  On this day in history british decoration, George Cross, 1st presented  

1940  The first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire on this day in history.  

1940  On May - 23 1st great dogfight between Spitfires  

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history 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  On May - 23 kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea  

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

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

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on this day in history.  

1944  Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front on May - 23.  

1944  On May - 23 during World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive  

1944  Operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead on this day in history.  

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

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

1945  On this day in history german island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British  

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

1945  On this day in history nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany  

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

1945  On this day in history british milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz  

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

1947  On this day in history pC Hooft prize forms for literature  

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

1948  Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns on May - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.  

1598  On May - 23 birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized  

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

1617  On this day in history birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary  

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized  

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer  

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68  

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer  

1423  On this day in history benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies  

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45  

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)  

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.  

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