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1945

World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect

World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect.

1942

World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three

World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.

1942

World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attackin

World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington.

1941

World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby

World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.

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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)

1945

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by repri

A parade in Sétif, French Algeria, celebrating the end of World War II in Europe became a riot and was followed by reprisals, carried out by colonial authorities over the following weeks, that killed�

1942

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula

World War II: The Axis launched a major counteroffensive, turning the tide of the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.

2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-e

Russo-Ukrainian War: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy expediting American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European co�

1945

World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation

World War II: the Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation.

1941

World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy

World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.

1918

World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium

World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.

1915

World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces

World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.

1944

World War II: The Japanese Take Ichi convoy arrived at Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies after losing many ships and th

World War II: The Japanese Take Ichi convoy arrived at Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies after losing many ships and thousands of troops to Allied attacks while attempting to carry two divisions of t�

1915

World War I: British forces launched the Battle of Aubers, an offensive on the Western Front, as part of the larger Seco

World War I: British forces launched the Battle of Aubers, an offensive on the Western Front, as part of the larger Second Battle of Artois.

1987

Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II

Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.

1937

Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer

Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer

868

A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book

A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book.

2013

One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere

One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

1942

World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign

World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.

1941

World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid

World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.