Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia   

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed   

1945  Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League on May - 07.   

1945  On May - 07 formal undertaking of complete German surrender   

1945  On this day in history german General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe   

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 May - 07.   

1945  Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender   

1945  On May - 07 princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands   

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

1945  SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 on this day in history.   

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

1946  On May - 07 william H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  On May - 07 anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed   

1947  "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC on May - 07.   

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

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on this day in history.   

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

1951  On May - 07 international Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics   

1951  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town)   

1951  Warner Baxter, dies at 62 on May - 07.   

1953  On May - 07 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances   

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

1953  On this day in history ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies   

1954  French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu on May - 07.   

1954  US, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO on May - 07.   

1955  On May - 07 uSSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain   

1955  On this day in history west Europe Union established   

1956  Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 on this day in history.   

1956  Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett on this day in history.   

1958  Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters on this day in history.   

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

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1328  On this day in history birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  On May - 07 birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on this day in history.   

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

1700  On May - 07 birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on May - 07.   

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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

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

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on this day in history.   

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on this day in history.