Historical Events In May - 23

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

1937  John D Rockefeller dies in Ormond Beach, Florida on this day in history.   

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

1938  Philip Kleintjes, republic leader, dies at 70 on May - 23.   

1939  British decoration, George Cross, first presented on this day in history.   

1939  British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad   

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

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  On this day in history the first great dogfight involving the British Spitfire   

1940  1st great dogfight between Spitfires on this day in history.   

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 May - 23.   

1941  Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies on this day in history.   

1942  Kanga Force moved to Wau, Papua New Guinea on May - 23.   

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

1943  On May - 23 -24] 826 Allied bombers attack Dortmund   

1944  On May - 23 british/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy   

1944  On May - 23 chinese counter offensive at Hunan front   

1944  On May - 23 during World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive   

1944  Operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead on May - 23.   

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

1945  On May - 23 british military police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz   

1945  On May - 23 german island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British   

1945  Lord Haw-Haw arrested at Danish boundary on this day in history.   

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

1945  Winston Churchill resigns as British PM on May - 23.   

1945  British milt police arrest Admiral Karl Doenitz on May - 23.   

1945  Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44 on May - 23.   

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

1947  On this day in history c F Ramuz, writer, dies at 68   

1948  On this day in history joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive homeruns   

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

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1052  On May - 23 birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

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 May - 23.   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

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  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

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

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