2015 Event Concerns over security in the Asia-Pacific region are raised after a U.S. surveillance flight identifies artillery on one of the man-made islands under development by China in the South China Sea 2015 Event Ukraine and Russia negotiate a ceasefire with the support of Germany and France; the agreement calls for an end to fighting, removal of large artillery from the sites of conflict, and greater independence for eastern Ukraine 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
