Historical Events In May - 08

1942  On this day in history german summer offensive opens in Crimea   

1942  On this day in history hMS OLYMPUS, sunk off Malta Grand Harbour - German E-boat-laid mines. On passage with personnel from Malta to Gibraltar, including many of the crews of bombed submarines P.36 and P.39; few survivors   

1942  On May - 08 aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea   

1943  On this day in history admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1943  69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 on May - 08.   

1943  Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass"   

1944  33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death on May - 08.   

1944  The first eye bank is established in New York City on this day in history.   

1944  U-575 sinks Asphodel on this day in history.   

1945  Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on May - 08.   

1945  Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 08 general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin   

1945  On May - 08 in Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich.   

1945  Victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared on this day in history.   

1946  On May - 08 the birth of Candice Bergen, American actress   

1946  Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game on this day in history.   

1947  A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 08 bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

1949  West German constitution approved on this day in history.   

1950  American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea on May - 08.   

1950  Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on May - 08.   

1950  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it   

1951  On May - 08 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1951  Dacron men's suits introduced on May - 08.   

1951  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

1952  On May - 08 mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on May - 08.   

1958  On this day in history president Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock   

1958  On this day in history vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru   

1958  Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on May - 08.   

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.   

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  On May - 08 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

0535  On May - 08 john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on May - 08.   

1192  On May - 08 death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)   

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on this day in history.   

1319  On May - 08 haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies   

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)   

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies