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1940  The inaugural parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)   

1940  1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin).   

1941  English and Russian troops attack pro-German Iran   

1942  Battle of Milne Bay, Papua   

1942  SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht Neth   

1942  George EAE, English prince/earl of St Andrews, dies in battle at 39   

1943  US forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II   

1943  10th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 27, Washington 7 (48471).   

1944  Germany Army by now has sustained 400000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1300 tanks, 1500 artillery, and 3500 aircraft destroyed   

1944  Paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital.   

1944  France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame   

1944  Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

1945  Jewish immigrants are permitted to leave Mauritius for Palestine   

1946  28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore.   

1947  Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1047 kph.   

1947  Clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76.   

1948  Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's.   

1950  Pres Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike   

1950  Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.   

1950  US President Harry Truman orders the Army to take over the railroads to stop a possible strike   

1951  Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game.   

1952  Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0.   

1954  In this year, Ivan Filin claims Berne marathon (2:25:26.6) (260m)   

1955  Last Soviet forces leave Austria.   

1956  To make room for Enos Slaughter, NY Yanks release Phil Rizzuto   

1956  Alfred C Kinsey, US sexologist (Kinsey Report), dies   

1957  Prince Suvanna Phuma forms govt in LAOS, with Pathet Lao   

1960  17th summer olympics opens in Rome   

1963  Paul McCartney is fined œ31 and 1 yr suspended license for speeding   

1964  The Beatles receive a gold record their third for A Hard Day's Night.   

1965  Moonlight Graham, American baseball player.   

1967  Paraguay accepts its constitution   

1967  George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated   

1968  John George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70   

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1530  Ivan iv (the terrible): 1st tsar of russia (1533-84)   

1561  Philippe van lansberge: Dutch astronomer   

1624  François de la chaise: French confessor of louis xiv of france   

1662  John leverett the younger: American educator   

1664  Johan van de bergh: Leids regent   

1718  Johann jacob rowalt: Composer   

1724  George stubbs: England, animal painter (house frightened by lion)   

1741  Karl friedrich bahrdt: German theologian   

0079  Gaius plinius secundus: [plinius maior], roman admiral/writer,   

0383  Flavius gratianus: Emperor of rome (375-383), murdered at 25   

0882  Louis iii: King of france (879-82),   

1192  Hugh iii: Duke of burgundy (b. 1142)   

1227  Ghengis khan: [temudjin], founded mongolia,   

1270  Death of Louis ix: The saint, king of france (1226-70),   

1282  Thomas cantilupe: English saint (b. ca 1218)   

1330  Sir james douglas: Scottish soldier (b. 1286)