Page 7: Historical Events In May - 07

1943  On this day in history uS 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia   

1943  On May - 07 uS first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia   

1944  On May - 07 german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

1944  HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on May - 07.   

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

1945  Formal undertaking of complete German surrender on May - 07.   

1945  On this day in history german General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe   

1945  Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reheime, France (to take effect the next day), ending the European theatre of WWII on this day in history.   

1945  Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated on this day in history.   

1945  Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender on May - 07.   

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

1945  Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) on May - 07.   

1945  On May - 07 sS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22   

1946  On this day in history 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  On this day in history "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC   

1947  General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution on May - 07.   

1947  Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt on May - 07.   

1948  On May - 07 nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death   

1951  On this day in history international Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics   

1951  Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) on this day in history.   

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  Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history french surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu   

1954  On this day in history 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  Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 07 major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters   

1958  On May - 07 nyogen Senzaki, 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81   

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

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

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

1643  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

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

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

1740  On this day in history birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

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

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

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on May - 07.   

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

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on May - 07.   

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

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

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on May - 07.