Historical Events In May - 07

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

1943  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1945  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 07.  

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

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

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 May - 07.  

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

1954  On May - 07 uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO  

1955  On this day in history 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  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett  

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  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 May - 07 birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)  

1643  On this day in history birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)  

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.  

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

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)  

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 this day in history.  

0973  On May - 07 otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60  

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

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.  

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on May - 07.  

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