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1941  HMCS Levis (Corvette) torpedoed   

1941  1st meeting of partizans Tito and Draza Mihailovic in Yugoslavia   

1943  Fanny Whiteers-Koen breaks jumping world record   

1944  Finland and Russia agree to cease fire   

1944  David Lord, British lieutenant/Dakota-pilot DFC/VC, dies in battle.   

1945  Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London   

1945  Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea.   

1947  Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year".   

1948  Jeremy Irons, English born film actor is born   

1948  62nd US Womens Tennis: M Osborne duPont beats A L Brough (46 64 15-13).   

1949  Twiggy, English model and actress is born   

1949  Twiggy, British actress/model born.   

1950  European Payment Union forms in Paris   

1951  1st broadcast of "Search for Tomorrow" on CBS-TV   

1952  The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.   

1952  Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Presento il mio Ticino), dies.   

1953  "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 perfs.   

1954  In this year, Beverly Hanson claims LPGA Wichita Golf Open.   

1954  Tibor Harsanyi, composer, dies at 56.   

1955  Juan Peron, president of Argentina since 1946, was deposed and exiled in a military coup,   

1955  Argentine president Juan Peron, steps down and flees   

1956  1st intl conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne).   

1957  Bathyscaph Trieste, in a dive sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the Mediterranean, reaches record depth of 2 miles.   

1957  The inaugural underground nuclear explosion (Las Vegas Nevada)   

1957  1st underground nuclear explosion at Las Vegas Nevada.   

1958  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1959  Nikita Krushchev is denied access to Disneyland.   

1959  Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland   

1960  Chubby Checkers' "Twist" reaches #1.   

1961  Betty and Barney Hill claim that they saw a mysterious craft in the sky and that it tried to abduct them   

1961  Helen Kimble, fictional wife of Dr Richard Kimble (Fugitive)   

1962  USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR   

1962  Pogodin, writer, dies.   

1963  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. is founded at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland   

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1377  Albert iv: Duke of austria   

1551  Henry iii: Duke of anjou/king of poland/france (1573/4-89)   

1655  Jan luyts: Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer   

1705  Henri-jacques de croes: Flemish composer/band master   

1714  Charles humphreys: American delegate to the continental congress   

1737  Charles carroll: Signed decl of ind   

1749  Jean baptiste joseph delambre: French mathematician   

1754  John ross key: Commissioned officer in the continental army, judge, lawyer and the father of francis scott key   

1180  Louis vii: The younger, king of france (1137-80),   

1339  Emperor go-daigo of japan: Emperor go-daigo of japan (b. 1288)   

1356  Gautier de brienne: Duke of athens/french supreme commander,   

1668  Death of William waller: English soldier   

1693  Janez vajkard valvasor: Slovenian polymath (b. 1641)   

1710  Death of Ole rømer: Danish astronomer (b. 1644)   

1719  Death of Frans anneessens: Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59   

1756  Death of Josef antonin sehling: Composer,