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Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Nov 22 Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY. 
Nov 23 1st printing of illegal "Warheid"
Nov 23 Ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies
Nov 23 For the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300
Nov 23 On this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself
Nov 23 US forces seized control of Tarawa and Makin from Japanese
Nov 24 Martin Raschke, German author/war correspondent, dies at 38
Nov 25 U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
Nov 26 Edward H "Butch" O'hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle.
Nov 27 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14.
Nov 28 FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy
Nov 29 Partisan Tito forms temporary government in Jajce Bosnia.
Dec 01 FDR, Churchill and Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day).
Dec 02 1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp
Dec 02 Nordahl Grieg, writer, dies
Dec 02 Sixteen Allied vessels are lost by Axis bombing at Bari, eastern Italy
Dec 03 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)
Dec 04 -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish pres Inonu.
Dec 04 Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage
Dec 04 Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46.
Dec 05 NFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves.
Dec 06 Firmin Baes, Flemish painter, dies at 69.
Dec 07 Cairo: president Roosevelt travels back to the US
Dec 07 John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22.
Dec 08 John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in NYC.
Dec 10 British 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy
Dec 13 150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol
Dec 14 In this year, Capt. Paul Triguet (Royal 22e Regiment) claims the Victoria Cross at Casa Berardi, Italy.
Dec 15 Thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 39 in KC Missouri.
Dec 16 "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, results in the deaths of 73 and injures 200.
Dec 17 Transport 63 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany
Dec 20 "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem.
Dec 21 USS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December.
Dec 22 In this year, Canadian inaugural Division surrounds Ortona, cuts off German retreat; starts week-long battle with savage house to house fighting.
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