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1933  Penelope Lively, British Novelist is born   

1933  Ferdinand Von Alten, actor (Champagne), dies at 48   

1934  Dollfuss, Mussolini and Gombos sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome)   

1935  KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR.   

1938  Rudolf Nureyev, World renowned Russian ballet dancer is born   

1939  Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945): The Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and the Japanese breaks out   

1941  National Gallery of Art, Washington DC opens.   

1941  National Gallery of Art, Wash DC opens.   

1941  Isaak E Babel, writer, dies at 46.   

1942  Belzec Concentration Camp opens-30000 Lublin Polish Jews transported   

1942  Extermination begins at Belzec.   

1942  General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander.   

1943  The ships, Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sink   

1943  Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sinks   

1944  Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke.   

1945  Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra.   

1945  American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima.   

1945  HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay   

1949  Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54.   

1950  Belgian government of Eyskens steps down   

1950  Element 98 (Californium) announced.   

1950  Belgian govt of Eyskens steps down.   

1951  Government of Drees takes power.   

1951  Govt of Drees takes power.   

1953  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1953  Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2475M   

1953  Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73   

1954  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88.   

1956  8th Emmy Awards Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball.   

1956  Fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61.   

1956  8th Emmy Awards: Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball.   

1957  Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted   

1957  Ramon Magsaysay, President of Philippines dies in a plane crash   

1958  Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd US), measures Earth shape.   

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1473  James iv: King of scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco albana: Ital painter (mary's ascension)   

1628  Daniel van papenbroeck: [papebrochius], flemish historian   

1664  Georg osterreich: Composer   

1675  Petrus laurentius wockenfuss: Composer   

1676  Thomas boston: Scottish church leader   

1685  Jean-marc nattier: French portrait painter   

1725  Lachlan mcintosh: Scottish-born american military and political leader   

0180  Death of Antonius marcus aurelius: [marcus verus], emperor of rome,   

0461  St patrick: Patron st of ireland,   

0659  Death of Gertrudis van nijvel: Saint/patron of travellers,   

1040  Harold harefoot (harold i): King of england (1035-40),   

1058  Death of King lulach i of scotland: King lulach i of scotland   

1199  Jocelin: Bishop of glasgow   

1272  Emperor go-saga of japan: Emperor go-saga of japan (b. 1220)   

1425  Ashikaga yoshikazu: Japanese shogun (b. 1407)