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1911  Bruno Kreisky, Austria, bandleader/chancellor (1970-83)   

1913  Verdina Shlonsky, composer   

1913  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliographer, dies at 82.   

1914  Paul Claudel's "L'échange," premieres in Paris   

1914  Dimitri Dragatakis, composer.   

1914  Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60.   

1916  Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

1918  Ukraine proclaimed a free republic (German puppet).   

1922  Pope Benedict the 15th dies and is succeeded by Pius the 11th   

1922  Benedictus XV, [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa], pope (1914-22), dies at 67.   

1924  Baldwin govt steps down in England   

1925  Albania Republic proclaimed under Pres Achmed Zogu   

1926  Belgian chief of staff Gen Maglinse quits   

1930  -35°F (-37°C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record)   

1931  Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as Australia's inaugural Australian-born governor-general.   

1931  French govt of Steeg falls.   

1932  British Anglicans and Old-Catholic church merge   

1934  Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady MacBeth," premieres in Leningrad.   

1936  French Laval govt falls.   

1936  Louis Glass, composer, dies at 71.   

1938  Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town, debuts in Princeton, New Jersey.   

1938  "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)   

1939  Aquatic Park, near Fisherman's Wharf, SF, is dedicated.   

1940  John Hurt, English actor is born.   

1940  1st radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS   

1941  Tobruk, North Africa, is captured by Australian troops.   

1941  1st mass killing of Jews in Romania   

1942  Japanese air raid on Rabaul, New Britain.   

1942  Reimond Tollenaere, leader Flemishch Natl Front, dies at 81.   

1943  American and Australian troops took New Guinea in the inaugural land victory over the Japanese in World War II.   

1943  66.3 cm precipitation at Hoegees Camp, Calif (state record)   

1944  Allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII   

1944  American troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions   

1944  During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy.   

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1263  Ibn taymiya: Islamic scholar   

1440  Ivan iii: The great, russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered lithuania   

1553  Mori terumoto: Japanese warrior   

1561  Francis bacon: England, statesman/essayist (novum organum)   

1571  Robert bruce cotton: English antiquary, politician   

1592  Pierre gassendi: Champtercier provence, scientist/philosopher   

1649  Pascal collasse: Composer   

1654  Richard blackmore: English physician and writer   

1336  Louis iii: Last earl of loon,   

1531  Death of Andrea del sarto: Italian painter,   

1536  Bernhard knipperdolling: German religious leader (b. 1495)   

1552  Death of Edward seymour: Duke of somerset, beheaded for treason   

1581  Death of Joost de damhoudere: Flemish lawyer,   

1599  Cristofano malvezzi: Composer,   

1640  Erasmus quellinus i: Flemish wood carver,   

1700  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer,