1995 Event Total solar eclipse in SW/S Asia (2m09s) 1988 Event Airliner crashes in SW China, killing all 108 on board 1978 Birthday Jacqie Turner, born in West Covina, California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd 1974 Birthday Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander 1973 Birthday John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1960 Birthday Lola Forner, Alicante SW Spain, Miss Spain, 1979 1957 Birthday Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1947 Death Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 1946 Event SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis 1944 Event 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany 1944 Event British air raid on German convoy SW of Helgoland 1920 Event South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa 1919 Event Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German SW Africa to South Africa 1904 Event German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children 1904 Event German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa 1862 Event Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee 1856 Death Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 1788 Birthday Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director
