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1939  In this year, 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon claims in 1:59.8   

1940  British bomb factory at Breda.   

1940  Dutch Queen Wilhelmina flees to England.   

1940  German breakthrough at Grebbelinie   

1941  Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany.   

1941  Trial against resistance fighter comte d'Estienne d'Orves begins.   

1941  Willy Lewis' US jazz band performs in Switzerland.   

1942  Helicopter makes its inaugural cross-country flight.   

1942  US troops replace New Zealanders in Fiji.   

1942  Helicopter makes its 1st cross-country flight.   

1942  Hyam Greenbaum, composer, dies at 41.   

1943  Axis forces surrender in Tunisia - end of the North African campaign   

1943  Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel.   

1943  German and Italian forces in Africa surrender.   

1943  German occupiers confiscate all radios   

1944  Hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR.   

1944  In this year, 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive claims in 1:59.2.   

1945  Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan   

1945  US troops conquer Dakeshi Okinawa.   

1946  Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wicket for Indians vs Surrey   

1946  US convicts 58 camp guard of Mauthausen concentration camp to death   

1946  Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam.   

1946  Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 for 10th wkt for Indians v Surrey   

1947  Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions   

1949  The inaugural British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its inaugural test flight later this type of aricaraft was used in the 1982 war in the Falklands.   

1949  1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight   

1950  Diner's Club issues its inaugural credit cards   

1950  Stevie Wonder, American singer is born.   

1950  Diner's Club issues its 1st credit cards   

1951  Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, author (Issue Beukennoot), dies at 65.   

1952  Pandit Nehru is recorded as becoming premier of India.   

1952  Minor-league Bristol pitcher Ron Necciai strikes out 27 in 9-innings   

1953  NY Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 HRs and a triple.   

1954  In this year, Labour Party claims British municipal elections.   

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1024  Hugh of cluny: French saint   

1254  Maria of brabant: Queen of france   

1314  Sergius of radonesh: Russian saint   

1588  Ole worm: Danish physician   

1592  John cloppenburg: Vicar/theologist   

1638  Richard simon: French biblical critic   

1655  Innocent xiii: [michelangiolo dei conti], italy, 244th pope (1721-24)   

1699  Marquis of pombal: Prime minister of portugal   

0384  Servatius/aravatius: Bishop of tongeren,   

1162  Death of G�za ii of hungary: G�za ii of hungary   

1176  Matthias i: Duke of lorraine (b. 1119)   

1312  Theobald ii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1263)   

1381  Death of John of chatillon: Governor/viceroy of holland,   

1390  Death of Robert ii the steward: King of scotland (1371-90),   

1573  Takeda shingen: Japanese warlord (b. 1521)   

1619  Johan van oldenbarnevelt: Lands advocate, beheaded