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 May - 07.   

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1945  German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe on this day in history.   

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 May - 07 mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated   

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  On May - 07 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 this day in history.   

1946  On May - 07 anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed   

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

1947  On this day in history general MacArthur approves Japanese constitution   

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

1948  On May - 07 nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death   

1951  International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics on this day in history.   

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

1951  Warner Baxter, dies at 62 on May - 07.   

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

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

1955  West Europe Union established on this day in history.   

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  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 May - 07.   

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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 this day in history.   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on May - 07.   

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  On this day in history otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60   

1092  On this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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)