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1930  Miguel Primo de Riveray Orbaneja, Sp dictator (1923-30), dies at 60   

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands).   

1931  Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Neth).   

1933  Hitler names Hjalmar Shaft, president of Bank of Germany.   

1933  Alfred Her, Hungarian mathematician, dies at 47   

1934  Congress passes Migratory Bird Conservation Act   

1935  Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty   

1935  In Germany Hitler introduces conscription, renouncing the Treaty of Versailles.   

1935  John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58   

1937  All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors and sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32.   

1937  J Austen Chamberlain, English Min of For affairs (Nobel), dies at 73   

1938  Noel Coward's musical "Operette," premieres in London.   

1938  Egon Friedell, writer, dies.   

1939  Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine.   

1940  German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow.   

1941  Blizzard hits North Dakota and Minnesota killing 60.   

1941  Dmitri Shostakovitch receives the Stalin Prize   

1941  National Gallery of Art opens in Washington DC.   

1941  John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73.   

1942  Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69.   

1943  Flight Lieutenant WE Newton awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross Newton was the only member of the RAAF to win the Victoria Cross in the Pacific war.   

1943  The ships Elin K (Norway) and Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed and sunk   

1943  Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed and sinks   

1944  Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death.   

1945  US defeats Japan at Iwo Jima   

1945  Allies secure Iwo Jima.   

1945  Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52.   

1946  John Dick's headless, armless and legless torso are discovered on Hamilton Mountain, leading to sensational trial of his wife Evelyn, later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison   

1946  "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 77 performances.   

1946  Marius HLW "Max" Blokzijl, Dutch Nazi propagandist, executed at 61   

1947  Convair Liner, inaugural US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested.   

1947  Convair Liner, 1st US twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested.   

1949  KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting.   

1950  1st annual National Book Awards.   

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1338  Thomas de beauchamp: 12th earl of warwick   

1445  Johann geiler von kaisersberg: Swiss-born preacher   

1473  Henry iv the pious: Duke of saxony   

1581  Pieter corneliszoon hooft: Dutch historian and writer   

1585  Gerbrant a bredero: Holland, poet/playwright (klucht van de koe)   

1609  Michael franck: Composer   

1631  René le bossu: French critic   

1634  Contessa marie madeleine la fayette: Novelist   

0455  Death of Valentinian iii: Roman emperor (b. 419)   

1021  Heribert of cologne: Archbishop of cologne and chancellor of emperor otto iii   

1037  Robert i: Archbishop of rouen   

1072  Adalbert: Archbishop of bremen-hamburg,   

1322  Humphrey de bohun: 4th earl of hereford, english soldier (b. 1276)   

1410  John beaufort: 1st earl of somerset (b. 1373)   

1485  Anne neville: Queen of richard iii of england (b. 1456)   

1536  Ibrahim pasha: Grand-visier of osmaanse rich, murdered at about 45