Historical Events In May - 08

1942  On May - 08 german summer offensive opens in Crimea   

1942  On this day in history 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   

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 this day in history 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4   

1943  Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.   

1943  Admiral Cunningham of British fleet orders: "Sink, burn & destroy; let nothing pass" on this day in history.   

1944  33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 08 the first eye bank is established in New York City   

1944  U-575 sinks Asphodel on this day in history.   

1945  On May - 08 canadian troops move into Amsterdam   

1945  Chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet on May - 08.   

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

1945  In Berlin, the unconditional surrender is ratified, marking an end to twelve and a half years of the Nazi Third Reich on May - 08.   

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

1946  On May - 08 the birth of Candice Bergen, American actress   

1946  On this day in history red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game   

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 May - 08.   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Australia vs Surrey, 174 minutes, 15 fours on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours on May - 08.   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

1949  On May - 08 west German constitution approved   

1950  American General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea on this day in history.   

1950  Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons on May - 08.   

1950  On May - 08 franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

1951  Dacron men's suits introduced and we live to regret it on this day in history.   

1951  US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 08 dacron men's suits introduced   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1952  Mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it on this day in history.   

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  Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru on May - 08.   

1958  On May - 08 nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

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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  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.   

1521  On May - 08 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  On this day in history 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  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on this day in history.   

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

1278  On May - 08 death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  On May - 08 haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies   

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

1538  On May - 08 death of edward Fox, English bishop   

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