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1942  Paul Kornfeld, writer, dies at 52   

1943  The Demyansk Shield for German troops in commemoration of Demyansk Pocket is instituted   

1943  Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, playwright/director, dies   

1944  United Negro College Fund incorporates   

1945  45 countries convene UN Conference on Intl Organization in SF.   

1945  Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany.   

1945  RCAF's No. 6 Group makes its last bombing raid over Germany   

1945  U.S. and Red Army units meet near the Elbe River at Torgan, 75 miles south of Berlin   

1945  United Nations founded at San Francisco.   

1945  US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on Elbe River.   

1946  "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48.   

1946  Albert Knight, cricketer (3 Tests for England on 1903-04 tour), dies   

1947  Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ   

1949  E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1922 Zulu   

1949  Friedrich Durrenmatt's "Romulus der Grosse," premieres in Basel   

1950  Ambon (proclaims RMS (Republik Maluku Selatan)   

1951  Jerzy Fitelberg, composer, dies at 47   

1952  American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter.   

1952  6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3   

1953  Scientists identify DNA.   

1954  Bell labs announces inaugural solar battery (NYC)   

1954  Bell labs announces 1st solar battery (NYC).   

1954  Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist (Java Head), dies.   

1955  Canadian Pacific inaugurates its new stainless steel, scenic-domed transcontinental passenger train "The Canadian" between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver.   

1955  Constance Collier, actress (Perils of Pauline), dies at 77.   

1956  Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1   

1957  The inaugural experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated   

1957  1st experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated.   

1959  St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping.   

1959  USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait   

1960  Hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62.   

1960  Locomotive number 6043 makes the last scheduled run of a steam locomotive on Canadian National on train 76 between The Pas and Winnipeg.   

1960  The inaugural submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton).   

1960  1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton).   

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0032  Marcus salvius otho: Roman emperor   

1214  Louis ix: King of france (1226-70)   

1228  Koenraad iv: Roman catholic german king (1237-54)   

1228  Conrad iv of germany: Conrad iv of germany (d. 1254)   

1284  Edward ii: King of england (1307-27)   

1287  Roger de mortimer: 1st earl of march, de facto ruler of england   

1502  Georg major: German protestant theologian   

1567  Aurelio signoretti: Composer   

0068  Saint mark: The first pope of alexandria and the founder of christianity in africa   

0974  Death of Ratherius of verona/liege: Bishop/abbot,   

1265  Death of Roger de quincy: 2nd earl of winchester, english crusader   

1295  Sancho iv: The brave, scholar/king of castile/leon,   

1342  Benedict xii: [jacques fournier], pope (1334-42),   

1472  Leon battista degli alberti: Scupltor/musician (dinner pieces),   

1482  Margaret of anjou: Queen (henry vi),   

1516  John yonge: English diplomat (b. 1467)