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Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
Henry Allingham, English World War I soldier and supercentenarian (died 2009)
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2016
Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become World Chess Champion (born 1931)
Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become World Chess Champion (born 1931)
1944
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing
World War II: Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France.
1945
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II
King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.
1944
World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisone
World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
1917
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
1943
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins
World War II: The two-day Battle of Porta between the Royal Italian Army and the Greek People's Liberation Army begins.
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-21 and I-24 shell the Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle.
1941
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commence the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant.
1940
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norweg
World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian campaign.
1955
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee, English computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web
1941
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
1944
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in repris
World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
1944
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland sinc
World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
2007
Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (born 1981)
Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (born 1981)
1944
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France
World War II: Six hundred forty-three men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.