Historical Events In May - 07

1943  On May - 07 uS 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia  

1943  On May - 07 uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia  

1944  On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia  

1944  On May - 07 hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed  

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

1945  Formal undertaking of complete German surrender on May - 07.  

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 May - 07 germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII  

1945  Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.  

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

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

1945  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 May - 07 general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution  

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

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

1951  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 warner Baxter, dies at 62  

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

1954  On this day in history french surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu  

1954  US, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO on this day in history.  

1955  USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain on May - 07.  

1955  West Europe Union established on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 07 nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81  

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on May - 07.  

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  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)  

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

1704  On May - 07 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

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

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

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

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 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  On this day in history 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)