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 this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia  

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on May - 07.  

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

1945  On May - 07 mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated  

1945  Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender on this day in history.  

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

1945  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on May - 07.  

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  William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands on May - 07.  

1946  Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed on this day in history.  

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

1947  On this day in history general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution  

1947  On May - 07 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 May - 07.  

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on May - 07.  

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

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

1953  Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile on this day in history.  

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

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  USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain on this day in history.  

1955  On May - 07 west Europe Union established  

1956  On this day in history battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300  

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

1958  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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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  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on May - 07.  

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

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 May - 07 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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 07 ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6  

1427  On May - 07 death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman  

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)