Page 7: Historical Events In May - 08

1942  German summer offensive opens in Crimea on this day in history.   

1942  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 on May - 08.   

1942  Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack at Coral Sea on May - 08.   

1943  Admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" on May - 08.   

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

1943  Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on May - 08.   

1943  Admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" on May - 08.   

1944  On May - 08 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death   

1944  On this day in history the first eye bank is established in New York City   

1944  On this day in history u-575 sinks Asphodel   

1945  Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on May - 08.   

1945  On May - 08 chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet   

1945  General Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin on May - 08.   

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

1945  On May - 08 victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared   

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 May - 08.   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 08 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

1949  West German constitution approved on this day in history.   

1950  On May - 08 american General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea   

1950  On this day in history chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons   

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 this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak   

1951  On this day in history dacron men's suits introduced   

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

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

1957  On this day in history johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

1958  On May - 08 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 this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1527  On May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)   

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

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)   

0535  John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies on May - 08.   

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies   

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

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on May - 08.   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.   

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

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on May - 08.