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1941  Second Lieutenant Charles Hazlitt UPHAM 20 th NZ Battalion, won the inaugural of two Victoria Crosses on Crete.   

1941  Paul Winfield, LA, actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack).   

1942  Mexico declares war on nazi-Germany and Japan   

1943  RAF scatters inaugural copies of "The Flying Hollander"   

1943  Stalin disbands Komintern   

1943  The inaugural jet fighter is tested   

1943  1st jet fighter is tested.   

1944  Two new RCN torpedo boat flotillas start operating off coast of France.   

1945  6th Marine division reaches suburbs of Naha Okinawa   

1945  Barin Road, Solomons, cleared   

1945  Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies.   

1946  Yankees turn triple-play and defeat Tigers' 5-3.   

1947  "Truman Doctrine" comes into force, aiding Turkey and Greece.   

1947  The inaugural US ballistic missile fired.   

1948  Claude McKaye, Jamaican/US author (Banjo, Home to Harlem), dies at 57.   

1949  Hans Erich Pfitzner, Russian/German composer, dies at 80.   

1950  Celal Bayar elected president of Turkey   

1950  In this year, Dutch poet Gerrit Achterberg claims PC Hooft prize   

1953  President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill   

1953  Vaclav Klicka, composer, dies at 70.   

1954  Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed   

1954  In this year, 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road claims in 1:57.4.   

1955  Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th.   

1956  "Bob Hope Show" last airs on NBC-TV.   

1956  "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV   

1957  South Africa Government approves race separation in universities   

1957  KBTX TV channel 3 in Bryan, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1957  Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies   

1959  Benjamin O Davis Jr is recorded as becoming inaugural black general-major in USAF.   

1960  Chile a 9.5 quake was one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes in the World.   

1960  Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severely damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo HI at 01 04 AM.   

1960  Virtually all coastal towns between 37th and 44th parallels severely damaged by tsunami that strikes Hilo HI at 01:04 AM.   

1961  "Mother-In-Law" by Ernie K-Doe hits #1.   

1961  "Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42.   

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1622  Louis de buade de frontenac: Governor of new france   

1671  Abraham patras: Governor-general of east-indies (1735-37)   

1715  François-joachim de pierre de bernis: French cardinal and statesman   

1722  Johannes schmidlin: Composer   

1724  Marc-joseph marion du fresne: French explorer   

1759  Gervais-francois couperin: Composer   

1770  Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom: Princess elizabeth of the united kingdom (d. 1840)   

1772  Ram mohan roy: Hindu reformer   

0337  Constantine the great: Emperor of rome (306-37)/anti semite,   

0987  Louis v le faineant: The lazy, king of france (986-87), poisoned at 20   

1068  Emperor go-reizei of japan: Emperor go-reizei of japan (b. 1025)   

1455  Death of Henry percy: 2nd earl of northumberland, english politician (killed in battle)   

1457  Saint rita of cascia: Italian saint (b. 1381)   

1501  Death of Robert gaguin: French writer/diplomat (arte metrificandi),   

1538  Death of John forrest: English franciscan friar (martyred) (b. 1471)   

1540  Francesco guicciardini: Italian historian/pres of romagna,