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1940  Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt.   

1940  French government of Daladier, falls.   

1940  Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54.   

1941  Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestraestra record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena".   

1941  Jimmy Dorsey and Orch record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena".   

1942  FDR orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty   

1942  SecNav gave Civil Engineering Corps command of Seabees   

1942  Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago.   

1943  Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks.   

1943  Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75.   

1944  German Army invades Hungary   

1944  Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time", premieres in London   

1944  Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London   

1945  800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan.   

1945  Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree destruction of German facilities.   

1945  British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine).   

1945  US Task Force 58 attacks ships near Kobe/Kure   

1945  Fritz Fromm, German supreme commander of Reserve army, executed   

1945  Adolf Hitler issues Nero Decree: destruction of German facilities   

1946  Nicolai Schwernik succeeds Kalinin as President of USSR.   

1946  Fr Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion become overseas depts   

1946  Amir Hamzah, Indonesian poet (Buah Rindu), dies at 35   

1947  Belgian government of Spaak, forms.   

1947  Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conquers Jenan   

1947  Belgian govt of Spaak, forms.   

1947  Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52.   

1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York NY   

1948  Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, NYC   

1949  inaugural museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge TN.   

1949  1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tn.   

1950  5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias   

1950  City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT.   

1950  Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of the Apes), dies at 74.   

1951  Herman Wouk's "Caine Mutiny", published.   

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1434  Ashikaga yoshikatsu: Japanese shogun   

1488  Johannes magnus: Last catholic archbishop of sweden   

1503  Benedetto varchi: Ital humanist/historian (storia fiorentina)   

1589  William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  Georges de la tour: French painter   

1601  Alonzo cano: Spanish painter/sculptor (cathedral granada)   

1604  Johan iv: Composer/king of portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa tohaku: Japanese painter   

1238  Death of Duke henry i of poland: Duke henry i of poland (b. 1163)   

1263  Death of Hugo of st-cher/a s caro: French cardinal,   

1279  Emperor bing of song china: Emperor bing of song china (b. 1271)   

1286  Death of King alexander iii of scotland: King alexander iii of scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Death of Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician (b. 1301)   

1406  Ibn khaldun: Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Lieven van der maude: [ammonius], south netherlands poet,   

1623  Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)