Historical Events In May - 08

1942  German summer offensive opens in Crimea on May - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On May - 08 u-575 sinks Asphodel   

1945  Canadian troops move into Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history chinese counter attack at Tsjangte, supports by 14th air fleet   

1945  On May - 08 general Von Keitel surrenders to Marshal Zhukov near Berlin   

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

1945  Victory In Europe Day (VE Day) declared on May - 08.   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Candice Bergen, American actress   

1946  Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history a movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon   

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

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 146 Aust v Surrey, 174 mins, 15 fours   

1948  On this day in history alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

1949  On this day in history west German constitution approved   

1950  On this day in history american General MacArthur becomes comander of the UN forces in Korea   

1950  On May - 08 chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons   

1950  On this day in history 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  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

1952  On May - 08 mad Magazine debuts Great Magazine sure wish I still had the first issue, but mon garbaged it   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1958  President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central HS, Little Rock on May - 08.   

1958  Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed & spat upon by protesters in Peru on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on this day in history.   

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

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

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.   

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.   

0535  On this day in history john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on May - 08.   

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

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on May - 08.   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on this day in history.   

1473  On this day in history death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)   

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

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies