Historical Events In May - 07

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  On this day in history hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer (Oh My Papa)   

1932  On May - 07 albert Thomas, French social minister of Weapon production, dies   

1933  On this day in history johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego); one of the greats   

1934  On this day in history netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal   

1934  Part of Khabarovsk becomes a Jewish Autonomous Region on this day in history.   

1934  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sidney Kingsley (Men in White) on this day in history.   

1934  On May - 07 world's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines   

1934  On this day in history neth Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal   

1934  Ben Smith, Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history edward Naylor, composer, dies at 67   

1935  Kevin O'Connor, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Bogie, Special Effects) on May - 07.   

1936  Cornelius Cardew, composer on May - 07.   

1937  Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 07 dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers"   

1938  64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 on May - 07.   

1938  Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956) on this day in history.   

1939  Germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)   

1940  The Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles on May - 07.   

1940  Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain on May - 07.   

1941  British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) on May - 07.   

1941  On May - 07 cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid   

1941  On this day in history glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA   

1941  David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion   

1942  Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 07 felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79   

1943  British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia on this day in history.   

1943  Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched   

1943  Navy representatives witnessed landing trials of the XR-4 helicopter aboard the merchant tanker Bunker on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 07 tunis, in North Africa, captured by WW2 Allied forces   

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1328  On May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 07.   

1700  On May - 07 birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on May - 07.   

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

0685  On this day in history marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  On this day in history otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60   

1092  On this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

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

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.   

1523  On May - 07 franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42   

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