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1910  Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies   

1910  Millicent Fenwick, NYC, (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)   

1911  Opera "Natoma," premieres in Phila   

1912  Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, is recorded as becoming the inaugural reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.   

1912  Richard Wattis, England, actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl).   

1913  16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax.   

1913  Gert Froebe, Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)   

1914  John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers).   

1914  John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93   

1915  George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies.   

1916  German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun   

1916  Ian Wallace, British CEO.   

1917  Laconia, a Cunard ship. Sunk by torpedo attack from German U-boat U50 on the return journey from the USA to Liverpool while about 150 miles north west of the Fastnet Rock. There was a crew of 217 and she was carrying 75 passengers. 12 people were killed, 6 crew and 6 passengers   

1917  Anthony Burgess, English novelist is born.   

1917  Alex Gordon, architect   

1918  Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1919  League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty.   

1919  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian   

1920  In this year, The NSDAP - National Socialist German Workers Party - publishes a 25-point program in Munich. The party has 60 members. Hitler begins making speeches, drawing thousands; he builds the Nazi Party and the S.A. Stormtroopers, a private army.   

1920  Antony Duff, diplomat   

1920  Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73.   

1921  Georgian SSR proclaimed.   

1921  Jack Haley (Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz) marries Florence McFadden.   

1922  Henri-Desire Landru, French sex murderer, guillotined at 52   

1923  Bread in Berlin rises to 2000 mark.   

1924  Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3).   

1925  Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska   

1925  US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran.   

1925  US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles   

1925  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer, dies at 81   

1926  Francisco Franco is recorded as becoming General of Spain.   

1926  Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords.   

1927  Gdansk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor   

1927  Gdanks and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor.   

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1398  Xuande: Emperor of china   

1591  Friedrich von spee: German writer   

1635  Walraad: The elder, dutch fieldmarshall/earl of nassau-usingen   

1643  Ahmed ii: 21st sultan of turkey (1691-95)   

1663  Pierre antoine motteux: French-born english dramatist   

1680  Philipp hyacinth lobkowitz: Composer   

1682  Giovanni battista morgagni: Italian anatomist   

1692  Karl ludwig: Freiherr von pöllnitz, german adventurer and writer   

0779  Death of Walburgis: Anglo-saxon abbess/saint (walpurgis night),   

1246  Dafydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1247  Hendrik iv: Duke of limburg/earl of bergen (1226-47),   

1495  Death of Djem sultan: Son of turkish sultan mehmed ii,   

1522  Death of William lilye: English classical scholar   

1536  Death of Berthold haller: German-born reformer (b. 1492)   

1553  Death of Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)   

1558  Death of Eleanor of austria: Queen of portugal and france (b. 1498)