Historical Events In May - 12
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1940 On May - 12 german tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug
1940 On this day in history nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River
1941 British forces attempt to break out of Tobruk on May - 12.
1941 Great British convoy marches into Alexandria on May - 12.
1942 1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz on May - 12.
1942 On May - 12 david Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine
1942 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River on this day in history.
1942 On May - 12 russia occupies Crackow, until August 23, 1943
1943 Axis forces in North Africa surrender (WWII) on this day in history.
1943 On May - 12 british premier Winston Churchill arrives in US
1943 German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender on this day in history.
1943 On May - 12 albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48
1944 900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Brüx on May - 12.
1944 On this day in history krim purged of Nazi troops
1944 Secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat on this day in history.
1944 On May - 12 arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80
1948 On this day in history queen Wilhelmina resigns
1948 On this day in history isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55
1949 On May - 12 the blockade of the city of Berlin, by the USSR, is officially lifted
1949 On May - 12 the first foreign woman ambassador received in US (S V L Pandit India)
1949 West begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviet blockade on May - 12.
1951 The first H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll on this day in history.
1951 Oscar DePriest, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1956 On May - 12 east Pakistan struck by cyclone & tidal waves
1956 Hendrik P Marchant, Dutch minister of Education, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1957 On this day in history erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71
1958 On this day in history "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Dont's hits #40
1958 On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
1959 Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher) on this day in history.
1960 Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70
1961 Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time on this day in history.
1962 On May - 12 uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1962 On this day in history dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67
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