Historical Events In May - 23

1935  On this day in history 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati)   

1937  On May - 23 john D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida   

1937  John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 23 philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70   

1939  On this day in history british decoration, George Cross, first presented   

1939  On this day in history british parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949   

1939  On May - 23 dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

1939  Hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die   

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, 1st presented   

1940  The first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire on May - 23.   

1940  On this day in history 1st great dogfight between Spitfires   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title   

1941  On this day in history lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies   

1942  On this day in history kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea   

1943  826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on May - 23.   

1943  -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on May - 23.   

1944  British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on May - 23.   

1944  Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front on May - 23.   

1944  On this day in history during World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive   

1944  On this day in history operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead   

1944  Operation-Buffalo: Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead on this day in history.   

1945  British military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history german island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British   

1945  On this day in history lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary   

1945  On May - 23 nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany   

1945  On May - 23 winston Churchill resigns as British PM   

1945  British milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on this day in history.   

1945  Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history pC Hooft prize forms for literature   

1947  On May - 23 c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1948  Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns on this day in history.   

1948  On May - 23 ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  On this day in history birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized   

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.