Page 7: Historical Events In May - 23

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

1937  John D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida on May - 23.   

1937  On this day in history john Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla   

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

1939  On May - 23 british decoration, George Cross, first presented   

1939  British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 on May - 23.   

1939  Dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 23 hitler proclaims he wants to move into Poland   

1939  Submarine Squalis sinks off Portsmouth NH, 26 die on this day in history.   

1939  British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented on May - 23.   

1940  On May - 23 the first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire   

1940  1st great dogfight between Spitfires on May - 23.   

1940  Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies on May - 23.   

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

1941  Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies on May - 23.   

1942  On May - 23 kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea   

1943  826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

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

1944  On May - 23 chinese counter offensive at Hunan front   

1944  During World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On this day in history british military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz   

1945  German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British on this day in history.   

1945  Lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary on May - 23.   

1945  Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide while imprisoned in Luneburgm Germany on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history winston Churchill resigns as British PM   

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

1945  On May - 23 heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44   

1947  PC Hooft prize forms for literature on this day in history.   

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

1948  On May - 23 joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns   

1948  Ramat Rahel gateway to Jerusalem is repossessed by Israel on May - 23.   

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

1100  On this day in history birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

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

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

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  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  On this day in history 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  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27