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1915  Arthur Fagg, cricketer (dual double-centuries in a game for Kent 1938).   

1915  Eufemio Zapata, brother to Mexican revolutionist Emiliano Zapata, killed by Sidronio Comancho.   

1916  Yanks score in every inning but 8th to beat Indians 19-3 in baseball.   

1916  John Young, actor/TV panelist (Masquerade Party)   

1916  Helmuth J L von Moltke, German chief general of staff, dies at 67.   

1917  Akhmet Jevdet Ismail Hajiyev, composer.   

1918  Bob Carroll, singer/actor (Stage Two Revue, Stranger).   

1919  Edward Leadbitter, politician.   

1920  Aster Berkhof, [Louis Van de Bergh], Flemish writer (Furious Christ)   

1921  Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Uruguay writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies   

1922  Donald L Keene, NYC, Japanese translator/critic   

1922  John C Kapteyn, astronomer, dies at 71   

1924  Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque   

1926  Theodor Lessing laid-off "because he is a Jew" in Hanover.   

1927  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6.   

1928  Amelia Earhart is recorded as becoming the inaugural woman to fly across the Atlantic. Her solo flight from Newfoundland to Wales took 21 hours   

1928  Amelia Earhart is recorded as becoming 1st female to fly across Atlantic Ocean.   

1928  Roald E G Amundsen, Norwegian pole explorer, dies.   

1930  Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute held   

1934  US Highway planning surveys nationwide authorized.   

1934  Francisco Lacerda, composer, dies at 65   

1935  August Reusner, composer, dies at 64.   

1936  The inaugural bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI   

1936  1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI.   

1936  Maxim Gorki, [Alexei M Peshkov], Russian writer (Mother), dies at 68.   

1937  John D. Rockerfeller IV, American millionaire is born   

1937  Gaston Doumergue, premier/president of France (1913..34), dies.   

1938  Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season   

1939  French LM "Sas" van Aerschot, Flemish actor, dies at 73   

1940  The French cruiser Emile Bertin arrives in Canada with $305 million in gold from the Bank of France; gold released after the war.   

1940  The RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron withdraws from France   

1940  Winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour".   

1940  Gen Charles de Gaulle on BBC tells French to defy nazi occupiers   

1941  Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title   

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1269  Princess eleanor of england: Princess eleanor of england (d. 1298)   

1318  Princess eleanor of woodstock: Princess eleanor of woodstock (d. 1355)   

1466  Ottaviano petrucci: Italian printer   

1511  Bartolommeo ammanati: Italian sculptor/architect   

1511  Ponte santa trinita: Florence   

1517  Emperor ogimachi of japan: Emperor ogimachi of japan (d. 1593)   

1552  Gabriello chiabrera: Italian poet   

1581  Thomas overbury: Poet (baptized)   

0741  Leo iii de isaurier: Byzantine emperor (717-41),   

1234  Emperor chukyo of japan: Emperor chukyo of japan (b. 1218)   

1291  Alfonso iii: King of aragon (1285-91),   

1464  Death of Rogier van der weyden: Flemish painter,   

1580  Death of Juliana van stolberg: Engraver of nassau,   

1588  Death of Anna: Daughter of prince willem i/anna van saksen,   

1629  Death of Piet heyn: Lt-admiral (spanish silver fleet),   

1667  Louise henriette: Daughter of frederik hendrik,