Page 7: Historical Events In May - 12

1940  On this day in history german tanks conquer Moerdijkbrug   

1940  Nazi blitz conquest of France began by crossing Meuse River on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 12 british forces attempt to break out of Tobruk   

1941  Great British convoy marches into Alexandria on May - 12.   

1942  1,500 Jews gassed in Auschwitz on May - 12.   

1942  David Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River on May - 12.   

1942  On May - 12 russia occupies Crackow, until August 23, 1943   

1943  Axis forces in North Africa surrender (WWII) on May - 12.   

1943  British premier Winston Churchill arrives in US on May - 12.   

1943  On May - 12 german troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender   

1943  Albert Stoessel, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 12 900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Brüx   

1944  Krim purged of Nazi troops on May - 12.   

1944  Secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80   

1948  On this day in history queen Wilhelmina resigns   

1948  Isidor Achron, composer, dies at 55 on May - 12.   

1949  On this day in history 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 May - 12.   

1957  On this day in history erich von Stroheim, Austrian/US actor (Grand Illusion), dies at 71   

1958  "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Dont's hits #40 on May - 12.   

1958  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on May - 12.   

1959  Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher) on May - 12.   

1960  Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special on May - 12.   

1960  Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 12 botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time   

1962  On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1962  Dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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1401  On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On May - 12 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  On May - 12 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.   

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on May - 12.   

0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On May - 12 gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  On this day in history sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on this day in history.   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  On May - 12 death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered