Historical Events In May - 07
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1931 Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete) on this day in history.
1932 On May - 07 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2
1932 Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa) on this day in history.
1932 On May - 07 albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies
1933 Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats on May - 07.
1934 Netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal on this day in history.
1934 On May - 07 part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autonomous Region
1934 On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White)
1934 On May - 07 world's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines
1934 Neth Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal on this day in history.
1934 On May - 07 ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th)
1934 Edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
1936 Cornelius Cardew, composer on May - 07.
1937 On this day in history claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
1938 Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers" on this day in history.
1938 On May - 07 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8
1938 Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956) on this day in history.
1939 On May - 07 germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis
1939 On May - 07 jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)
1940 On this day in history the Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles.
1940 Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain on this day in history.
1941 British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) on May - 07.
1941 Cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid on May - 07.
1941 On May - 07 glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA
1941 David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies on May - 07.
1942 On this day in history battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
1942 On this day in history nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed
1942 Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1943 British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia on May - 07.
1943 On May - 07 dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps
1943 Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched on May - 07.
1943 Navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history tunis, in North Africa, captured by WW2 Allied forces
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