23 May 1945 May 22, 2012 Author: Staff The head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, commits suicide while in Allied custody. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Man's conquest of Nature turns out, in the moment of its consummation, to be Nature's conquest of Man." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 15 July 1815 20 May 1813 24 June 1945 16 July 1945 25 August 1945 21 October 1945 19 October 1956 Categories: History Tags: 1945, 23 May