Historical Events In May - 07

1931  Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete) on May - 07.  

1932  On May - 07 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2  

1932  Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa) on May - 07.  

1932  On May - 07 albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies  

1933  Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats on this day in history.  

1934  On May - 07 netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal  

1934  Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autonomous Region on May - 07.  

1934  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White) on May - 07.  

1934  World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines on this day in history.  

1934  Neth Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal on May - 07.  

Advertisements

1934  On this day in history ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th)  

1934  On May - 07 edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67  

1935  On May - 07 kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)  

1936  Cornelius Cardew, composer on May - 07.  

1937  On May - 07 claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player  

1938  On May - 07 dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers"  

1938  On May - 07 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8  

1938  On this day in history johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956)  

1939  Germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis on May - 07.  

1939  Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted) on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history the Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles.  

1940  On May - 07 winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain  

1941  On this day in history british House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)  

1941  On this day in history cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid  

1941  Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA on May - 07.  

1941  On May - 07 david Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies  

1942  Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion on May - 07.  

1942  Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed on this day in history.  

1942  On May - 07 felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79  

1943  British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps  

1943  Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched on May - 07.  

1943  Navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker on May - 07.  

1943  On this day in history tunis, in North Africa, captured by WW2 Allied forces  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.  

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots  

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)  

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on May - 07.  

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on May - 07.  

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

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)  

1740  On May - 07 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)  

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.  

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

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

1166  On May - 07 death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)  

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on this day in history.  

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 May - 07.  

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