388 Historic Events for May 7
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1956)
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| 1938 |
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Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of nazi-Germany "undesired strangers"
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Marco St John, New Orleans La, actor (Rayford-Ball Four)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers, director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94)
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| 1939 |
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Germany and Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Volker Braun, writer
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Armando Krieger, composer
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| 1940 |
Birth |
John Irvin, actor (Moment in Time)
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| 1940 |
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Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain
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| 1941 |
Death |
David Wijnkoop, revolutionary socialist, dies
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| 1941 |
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Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA
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| 1941 |
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Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid
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| 1941 |
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British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Grahame Bilby, cricketer (two Tests NZ v England 1966)
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| 1942 |
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Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed
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| 1942 |
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Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
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| 1942 |
Death |
Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Peter Horak, jetboat jumper
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole and Tremeloes)
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| 1943 |
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US 1st Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia
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| 1943 |
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US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia
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| 1943 |
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Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched
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| 1943 |
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Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps
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