1990 Death James Gavin, commandant U.S. 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82 1981 Death Omar Bradley, last U.S. 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in New York at 88 1965 Death Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 1953 Death [Karl R] Gerd von Rundstedt, General-Field Marshal (Normandy), dies at 77 1945 Death George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 1945 Death Betram Home Ramsay, English Admiral/Commander Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 1944 Event Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1944 Event Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy 1944 Event U.S. 90th/Polish 1st Division occupy Chambois Normandy 1944 Event 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy 1944 Event Canadian 2nd division conquerors Falaise Normandy 1944 Event German Field Marshal Model replaces von Kluge in Normandy 1944 Event 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy 1944 Event Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire and Villebaudon Normandy 1944 Event U.S. 30th division reaches suburbs of St-Lo Normandy 1944 Event Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy 1944 Event U.S. troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1944 Event Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy 1944 Event British/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy 1944 Event General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy 1944 Event Violent battles in Verrieres-hill (Normandy) 1944 Event British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy 1944 Event 1,100 U.S. guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Normandy 1944 Event General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy 1944 Event British assault at Caen Normandy 1944 Event German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy 1944 Event U.S. troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy 1944 Event 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy 1944 Event Allies occupy Port-and-Bessin Normandy 1944 Event General Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chateau de Creully 1944 Event D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France 1944 Event General Eisenhower postpones South France invasion until after Normandy 1907 Birthday James Gavin, U.S., 82nd Airborne Div General, Sicily/Normandy 1905 Birthday Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer, long-skirted look 1896 Birthday Richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander, Normandy 1886 Birthday Paul Paray, Le Treport Normandy, conductor and composer, Artemis Trouble 1885 Birthday George S Patton, U.S. general, Sicily/Italy/Normandy, "Old Blood and Guts" 1875 Birthday Karl R G von Rundstedt, German General-Field Marshal, Normandy 1151 Death Geoffrey Plantagenet, earl of Anjou/duke of Normandy, dies at 38 1134 Death Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies 1128 Event Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik 1113 Birthday Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy 1087 Death William I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies 1035 Death Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies
