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1945  Hong Kong liberated from Japan   

1945  The Japanese POW camp Shamshuipo in Hong Kong is liberated containin 1500 POW's including 400 Canadians   

1945  12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92753).   

1949  Roly Jenkins (Worcs v Surrey) takes his 2nd hat-trick of the game   

1949  Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies.   

1951  US and Philippines sign mutual defense pact   

1952  Arky Vaughn, infielder (Pirates and Dodgers), drowns.   

1953  Future NYC mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in NYC.   

1953  Dimiter Nenov, composer, dies at 51.   

1954  Hurricane Carol, results in the deaths of 68   

1956  White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas.   

1956  USSR performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests)   

1956  Jose Antonio de Donostia, composer, dies at 70   

1957  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1958  US performs nuclear test at S Atlantic Ocean   

1960  Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7.   

1961  The inaugural Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons.   

1961  1st Negro judge of a US District Court confirmed-JB Parsons   

1961  Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84   

1963  Hot Line communications link between Wash DC and Moscow went begins   

1963  The Hot Line phone linking the White House with the Kremlin was installed.   

1963  Axel Stordahl, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50.   

1964  Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43.   

1965  Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball.   

1965  Casey Stengel retires from baseball after a career spanning 40 years   

1965  Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland   

1967  The US Senate confirms Thurgood Marshall as the inaugural black US Supreme Court Justice   

1967  US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as inaugural black justice   

1968  Death of CEW Bean, founder of the Australian War Memorial and editor of the Official history of Australia in the war of 1914-18.   

1968  John and Yoko Lennon's One on One concert at Madison Square Garden raises $250000 to help mentally retarded children   

1968  The inaugural record under Apple label (Beatle's Hey Jude)   

1968  William Talman, actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason), dies at 53.   

1969  120000 attend Texas Intl Pop Festival.   

1969  25000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash   

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1334  Pedro: The cruel, king of castilia & leon   

1334  Pedro of castile: Pedro of castile (d. 1369)   

1377  Shah rukh: Ruler of persia and transoxonia   

1609  Artus i quellinus "the old": Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1687  Francesco maria vallara: Composer   

1693  Jacobus nozeman: Dutch composer/organist   

1705  David hartley: English philosopher   

1720  Samuel whitbread: English brewer   

0524  Chlodomer: King of the france to orleans,   

0526  Theodorik the great: King of ostrogoten (b. 454)   

1181  Alexander iii: [orlando bandinelli], italian pope (1159-81),   

1482  Death of Louis van bourbon: Prince-bishop of luik (cluppelslagers),   

1483  Death of Louis xi: King of france (1461-83),   

1529  Juan del encina: Composer,   

1580  Emanuel philibert: Duke of savoy/governor of netherlands,   

1617  Rose of lima: Peruvian saint (b. 1586)