Page 7: Historical Events In May - 23

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

1937  John D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida on this day in history.   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70   

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

1939  On May - 23 british parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949   

1939  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

1939  Hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland on this day in history.   

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

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, 1st presented   

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

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

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

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

1941  On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

1942  On this day in history kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea   

1943  826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on May - 23.   

1943  -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on May - 23.   

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on May - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

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  German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British on this day in history.   

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

1945  Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 23 winston Churchill resigns as British PM   

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  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 this day in history.   

1948  Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel on May - 23.   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.   

1100  On this day in history birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

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

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.