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1940  Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government".   

1941  Start of siege of Tobruk, Libya, which lasts until 7 December 1941   

1941  Paul Theroux, American writer is born.   

1941  USS Niblack, while rescuing survivors of torpedoed ship, depth charged German submarine; inaugural action of WW II between U.S. and German navies.   

1941  German troops conquer Libyan county Cyrenaica   

1942  Japanese capture Bataan and 36000 troops.   

1942  Cigarettes and candy rationed in Holland.   

1943  12 Jewish patients of Herren Loo-Lozenoord escape nazis.   

1944  "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously   

1945  Allies liberate inaugural Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech).   

1945  On his last visit to Theresienstadt, Adolf Eichmann is heard to say, "I shall gladly jump into the pit, knowing that in the same pit there are 5 million enemies of the state.".   

1945  Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (Czech).   

1945  Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63   

1946  1st election for Japanese Diet.   

1947  Montreal Royals of the International League sell their star player Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers; appears in uniform for the Dodgers the next day,   

1947  Jackie Robinson is recorded as becoming 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers).   

1948  Jewish Hagana repells an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek   

1948  Jewish Hagana repels an Arab attack on Mishmar HaEmek   

1949  In this year, Sam Snead claims Masters golf tournament   

1949  13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead claims, shooting a 282   

1950  E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1760 Sandra   

1953  "House of Wax," inaugural 3-D movie, released (NYC).   

1953  "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (NYC)   

1954  KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting.   

1954  Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81.   

1955  Ruth Ellis shoots jilting lover David Blakely   

1955  19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff claims, shooting a 279   

1955  Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68.   

1956  Bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66   

1958  Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco   

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30.   

1959  Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda   

1960  In this year, Arnold Palmer claims his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1960  Civil Rights Bill passed in the American Senate.   

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1389  Cosimo de' medici: Ruler of florence   

1512  James v: King of scotland (1513-42)   

1569  Emilia van nassau: Daughter of willem of orange & anna of saxon   

1583  Hugo grotius: Holland, jurist, father of international law   

1633  Werner fabricius: Composer   

1651  Ehrenfried walther von tschirnhaus: German mathematician   

1656  René lepage de ste-claire: Lord-founder of the town of rimouski, in new france   

1695  Balthazar huydecoper: Dutch translator/historian   

0879  Death of Louis ii: The stutterer, king of france (877-79),   

0947  Death of Hugo van arles: Count of arles/king of italy,   

0948  King hugh of italy: King hugh of italy   

1008  Notger: Bishop of luik (972-1008),   

1362  Death of Machteld: Countess of holland,   

1533  Frederik i: King of denmark/norway (1523-33),   

1545  Costanzo festa: Italian composer   

1585  Gregory xiii: [ugo buoncampagni], italian pope (1572-85),