Historical Events In May - 07

1943  On this day in history uS 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia  

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  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on this day in history.  

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

1945  On this day in history 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  On this day in history mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated  

1945  On May - 07 nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender  

1945  Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands on May - 07.  

1945  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on this day in history.  

1945  On May - 07 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  On this day in history william H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands  

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

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

1947  General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution on May - 07.  

1947  On May - 07 paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt  

1948  Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on May - 07.  

1951  On this day in history international Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics  

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

1951  Warner Baxter, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1953  On this day in history record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile  

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

1954  French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.  

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

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

1955  West Europe Union established on May - 07.  

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

1956  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett  

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

1958  Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1530  On this day in history 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  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.  

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  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.  

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  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on May - 07.  

1166  On this day in history 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 May - 07.  

1523  On May - 07 franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42  

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