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1921  2nd Peace of Riga, Poland enlarged.   

1922  British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K Gandhi to 6 years for disobedience   

1922  1st intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale).   

1922  Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician.   

1923  Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur   

1924  Madhussudan Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)   

1924  John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79.   

1925  The worst tornado in U.S. history passes through eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana, killing 695 people, injuring some 13000 people, and causing seventeen million dollars in property damage. Known as the "Tri-State Tornado.   

1925  (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed Mo, In, Il, Ky, and Tn results in the deaths of 689   

1925  Peter Graves, Minneapolis Mn, actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible).   

1927  George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion)   

1928  Paul van Ostaijen, Flemish writer (Outlawed), dies at 32.   

1929  Dmitri Shostakovitch' "The new Babylon," premieres in Leningrad.   

1930  Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game   

1931  inaugural electric razors made in the United States.   

1931  Juan Bautista Aznar is recorded as becoming premier of Spain.   

1931  The inaugural electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1931  1st electric shavers go on sale in US (Schick)   

1933  US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson   

1933  Radio Clube de Mocambique's, 1st radio transmission   

1933  Luigi A duke of the Abruzzi, Italian explorer (Ruwenzori), dies at 60   

1936  Egon Friedell, Austrian journalist (Kleine Portratgalerie), dies at 58.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London TX; 296 die.   

1937  Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die.   

1938  President Cardena of Mexico nationalizes US and British oil companies.   

1938  Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties.   

1938  Cyril Rootham, composer, dies at 62.   

1940  In the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany.   

1940  Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain.   

1942  2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out.   

1942  Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters.   

1943  Red Army evacuates Belgorod.   

1943  S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) and S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sunk.   

1943  James Oglethorpe (US) and Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed and sinks.   

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1380  Liduina van schiedam: Dutch "christ's bride"/saint   

1395  John holland: 2nd duke of exeter, english military leader   

1496  Mary tudor: Daughter of henry vii of england and queen consort of louis xii of france   

1548  Cornelis ketel: Dutch portrait painter/poet   

1556  Francois-hercule de valois: French duke of anjou/brabant   

1578  Adam elsheimer: German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized   

1590  Manuel de faria e sousa: Portuguese historian and poet   

1602  Jacques de billy: French mathematician   

0235  Death of Marcus aurelius alexander: Syrian emperor of rome (222-235), murdered   

0978  Death of Edward: The martyr, king of anglo-saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15   

1227  Honorius iii: [cencio savelli], pope (1216-27),   

1314  Death of Jacques de molay: The last grand master of order of knights,   

1493  Death of John of lannoy: Flemish governor/viceroy of neth/zealand,   

1582  Death of Jean jaurequi: Basque murderer of willem of orange, lynched   

1583  King magnus of livonia: King magnus of livonia (b. 1540)   

1584  Death of Ivan iv: The terrible, russian tsar (1547-84),