Page 6: Historical Events In June - 09
Saturday, 21 February 2026
1933 Spanish president Zamora takes power. 

1934 The Donald Duck cartoon, The Wise Little Hen, released. 

1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released. 

1935 Ho-Umezu Agreement: the Republic of China, under KMT administration, recognizes Japanese occupations in Northeast China 

1936 Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for US Open 

1938 Second Chamber agrees to return Jews to nazi-Germany 

1939 Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52 

1940 Norway surrenders to the Nazis during World War II 

1940 44th US Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH. 

1941 7th Division crosses Litani River. 

1941 Ammunition plant at Fort Smederovo in Belgrade explodes; results in the deaths of 1500. 

1942 Adipatie Ario Soejono is recorded as becoming minister in Gerbrandy govt 

1943 Congress passes "pay-as-you-go" income tax. 

1943 "Pay-as-you-go" (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized. 

1944 23 puppies (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler, Penn. 

1944 Russian offensive in Carelia. 

1944 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS 

1945 "Gruesome Twosome," premieres in USA 

1946 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire. (Dubuque Iowa) 

1946 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire (Dubuque Iowa) 

1946 Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21 

1947 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40), dies at 62 

1949 Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas is recorded as becoming inaugural woman treasurer of US. 

1953 100 people die when a tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts. 

1953 About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado 

1953 Ugo Betti, dramatist, dies 

1954 Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings. 

1957 Anthony Eden steps down as British PM 

1957 Robert Oboussier, composer, dies at 56. 

1958 Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53 

1959 The inaugural ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct) 

1960 René Maran, Martiniques writer (Batouala, Prix Goncourt), dies 

1962 Henry Kendall, actor (Shadow, Romance and Riches), dies at 65 

1963 Barbra Striesand appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 

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