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1930  The inaugural scheduled transcontinental air service began   

1930  1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center   

1931  Annie Giradot, Paris France, actress (Gypsy, Jacko and Lise).   

1932  Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Company consultant.   

1932  Lev Nikolayevich Smirenny, cosmonaut   

1933  Larry J Hopkins, (Rep-R-KY, 1979- ).   

1933  Lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36.   

1935  Hurricane-produced floods kill 2000 in Jeremie and Jacmel Haiti.   

1936  Hitler and Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis   

1936  Martin Gilbert, Winston Churchill's official biographer is born.   

1936  Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet, dies at 76   

1937  Belgian govt of Zealand falls due to black money.   

1938  Japanese troops occupies Hankou and Wuhan   

1939  George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in NYC   

1939  Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73   

1940  Benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army.   

1941  16000 Jews massacred in Odessa Ukraine.   

1942  3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive   

1942  Ted Arnold, cricketer (160 runs and 31 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng), dies.   

1943  Burma railroad completed and opens   

1943  H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed   

1944  During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers   

1944  HMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked   

1944  Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf   

1944  Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink.   

1944  Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed.   

1945  Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek   

1946  1st trial against nazi war criminals (Neurenberg).   

1947  "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 27 perfs   

1948  Special Council of Annulment convicts F Weinreb for collaboration.   

1950  Battle of Pakchon, Korea starts.   

1950  Chinese Communist Forces launch inaugural offensive in Korea.   

1950  Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life   

1951  Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom.   

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1102  William clito: Count of flanders   

1330  Louis ii of flanders: Louis ii of flanders (d. 1384)   

1360  Louis: Founder of house of anjou   

1510  René/renata de france: Duchess of ferara/daughter of louis xii   

1510  Renée of france: French princess   

1528  Seerp galama: Dutch nobleman/soldier/politician   

1576  Thomas weelkes: Composer   

1683  Charles fitzroy: 2nd duke of grafton, british politician   

0304  Death of Marcellinus: Bishop of rome,   

0625  Death of Boniface v: Italian pope (619-25),   

1047  Death of Magnus i godhi: King of norway/denmark (1035-47),   

1154  Stefanus van blois: King of england (1135-54),   

1400  Death of Geofrey chaucer: Author (canterbury tales),   

1415  Anton van bourgondie: French son of philip the stout/duke,   

1495  Death of John ii: The perfect/consummate, king of portugal (1481-95),   

1510  Death of Il giorgione: [giorgio del castelfranco], italian painter,