1995 Death Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at 72 1993 Death Leslie Norman, English director/producer (Dunkirk), dies at 82 1976 Death Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 1975 Birthday Chad Green, born in Dunkirk, New York, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1940 Event British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops 1940 Event Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk 1940 Event Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach 1940 Event British and French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) 1940 Event Operation Dynamo begins evacuating defeated Allied troops from Dunkirk 1922 Birthday Robert Urquhart, actor, Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed, Dark Avenger 1662 Event Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France 1657 Event France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk
