Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on May - 07.   

1943  US first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 07 german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

1944  On this day in history hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed   

1945  On May - 07 branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League   

1945  On May - 07 formal undertaking of complete German surrender   

1945  German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe on May - 07.   

1945  Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated   

1945  Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender on May - 07.   

1945  Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano)   

1945  On this day in history sS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22   

1946  William H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands on May - 07.   

1946  William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

1946  Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed on May - 07.   

1947  On this day in history "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC   

1947  General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt   

1948  Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1951  International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics on this day in history.   

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history warner Baxter, dies at 62   

1953  "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances on this day in history.   

1953  On May - 07 record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile   

1953  On May - 07 ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies   

1954  On May - 07 french surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu   

1954  On this day in history uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO   

1955  On this day in history uSSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain   

1955  West Europe Union established on this day in history.   

1956  Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 on May - 07.   

1956  Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett on May - 07.   

1958  On May - 07 major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters   

1958  Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81 on May - 07.   

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1328  On May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on this day in history.   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on May - 07.   

1092  On May - 07 death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)