Historical Events In May - 07

1943  US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia on May - 07.   

1943  On this day in history uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia   

1944  German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia on May - 07.   

1944  On this day in history hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed   

1945  Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League on May - 07.   

1945  On this day in history formal undertaking of complete German surrender   

1945  German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe on May - 07.   

1945  On May - 07 germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII   

1945  Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 07 nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender   

1945  On this day in history princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands   

1945  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano)   

1945  SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 on May - 07.   

1946  On May - 07 william H Hastie inaugurated as first black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  On this day in history william H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands   

1946  Anton A Mussert, engineer/NSB leader, executed on May - 07.   

1947  "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC on this day in history.   

1947  General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution on May - 07.   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on May - 07.   

1948  Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death on May - 07.   

1951  International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics on this day in history.   

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on May - 07.   

1951  On this day in history warner Baxter, dies at 62   

1953  "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances on this day in history.   

1953  On May - 07 record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile   

1953  On this day in history ormerod Pearse, cricketer (55 runs & 3 wkts in 3 Tests for S Af), dies   

1954  French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu on this day in history.   

1954  On May - 07 uS, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO   

1955  USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history west Europe Union established   

1956  On this day in history battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300   

1956  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett   

1958  Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters on this day in history.   

1958  Nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81 on May - 07.   

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on May - 07.   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on May - 07.   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on May - 07.   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

1740  On May - 07 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  On May - 07 marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on May - 07.   

1092  On May - 07 death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.   

1205  On this day in history ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6   

1427  On May - 07 death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)