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1940  In this year, 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech claims in 1:58.6.   

1941  The inaugural Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England   

1941  1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England.   

1942  German submarine U-S53 torpedoes British steamer Nicoya and Dutch ship Leno near Anticosti Island, Quebec.   

1942  Japanese troops conquer Kalewa   

1943  Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders   

1943  Naval task force lands Army troops on Attu, Aleutians   

1943  US 7th division lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)   

1944  Allied forces launch a major offensive in central Italy   

1944  Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison   

1944  Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37.   

1944  Opposition group surprise attack post office washer   

1945  US marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa.   

1945  Wewak in New Guinea captured by Australia's 6th Division   

1946  The inaugural packages from the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, or CARE, arrive in Europe at Le Havre, France.   

1946  1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1).   

1947  BF Goodrich manufactures inaugural tubeless tire, Akron OH   

1947  Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy   

1947  BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)   

1947  Ture Rangstrom, composer, dies at 62.   

1948  Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa.   

1948  Luigi Einaudi elected President of Italy.   

1949  By a vote of 37-12, Israel is recorded as becoming 59th member of UN   

1949  inaugural Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)   

1949  Israel is recorded as becoming a member of the United Nations   

1949  Siam changes its name to Thailand   

1949  The recently introduced Polaroid camera sells for $89.95 in new York City.   

1949  1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)   

1949  Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor), dies at 65   

1950  Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die   

1951  Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.   

1952  Giovanni Tebaldini, composer, dies at 87   

1953  Tornado results in the deaths of 114 in Waco TX ($39 million damage).   

1953  Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory.   

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1568  Christian i: Ruler of anhalt-bernburg (battle of white mountain)   

1571  Niwa nagashige: Japanese warlord   

1654  Cornelis van alkemade: Dutch historian   

1720  Karl friedrich hieronymus freiherr von münchhausen: German adventurer   

1722  Peter camper: Leyden holland, anatomist/professor (amsterdam)   

1731  Johann gottfried seyfert: Composer   

1733  Victoire of france: Daughter of king louis xv   

1752  Johann friedrich blumenbach: German anthropologist   

1304  Mahmud ghazan: Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Death of Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china),   

1631  Death of Christoph buel: Composer,   

1672  Death of Charles seton: 2nd earl of dunfermline, english royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  Death of Jules hardouin mansart: French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  Death of Jean galbert de campistron: French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Death of Francesco stradivari: Ital violin maker/son of antonius,   

1772  Death of Joseph kerckhoff: Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged