Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on May - 07.   

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

1944  On May - 07 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  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  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 May - 07.   

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

1945  Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt   

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

1951  On May - 07 warner Baxter, dies at 62   

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

1955  On May - 07 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 May - 07.   

1958  On May - 07 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  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 07.   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1724  On this day in history birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

1740  On May - 07 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 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 May - 07.   

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)