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2010 Event - South Korea states that North Korea fired over 100 rounds of artillery into the Sea of Japan, signaling tension along the Korean Peninsula
1971 Death - Max Mell, Austria artillery officer/literary, dies at 88 1968 Event - Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal 1966 Death - Hendrik W. Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 1954 Event - China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy 1945 Event - U.S. artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa 1942 Event - Russian artillery/tank battle on German armies at Stalingrad 1925 Death - Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 1918 Event - Crepy-en-Laonnoise: German artillery shells Paris, 256 killed 1916 Event - French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun 1914 Birthday - James Scarlett, born in England, born James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, Lord Abinger, politician, Royal Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1884 Birthday - Hendrik W. Tilanus, Dutch artillery officer/politcian, CHU 1939-63 1882 Birthday - Walter Lucht, German artillery general, WW I/WW II 1870 Birthday - Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor, grape-shot shells 1863 Death - John Pelham, U.S. Confederate artillery major, dies in battle at 24 1816 Birthday - E Werner von Siemens, German artillery officer/inventor 1793 Event - Dutch Prince Willem V establishes 2 brigades Drive Artillery |
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