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1997 Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese WW II fighter (surrendered in 1972), dies at 82
1997 Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon, Rosie the Riveter, dies at 76 1996 Paul Touvier, French WW II criminal, dies at 81 1994 Stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102 1993 W Edwards Deming, U.S. economist (helped Japan after WW II), dies at 93 1993 Henri van Soede, sub commandant (WW II), dies at about 83 1993 Fer A Olthoff, Dutch WW II resistance fighter (Het Parool), dies 1993 Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WW II pilot/physician, dies 1991 1st post WW II non-communist government in Albania 1991 Vasko Popa, Serbian WW II-partisan/poet (Sporedno Nebo), dies at 68 1990 Malcolm Muggeridge, WW II spy for Britain, dies at 87 1990 Douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73 1990 Alan J P Taylor, British historian (Origins of WW II), dies 1988 Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany - 5,000 evacuated 1988 Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II 1988 Axis Sally, Mildred E Gillars, U.S. nazi propagandist (WW II), dies 1988 Nazi document implicates Waldheim in WW II deportations 1988 Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer 1987 Thomas G Lanphier, Jr., U.S. WW II pilot, dies at 71 1987 Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91 1987 U.S. Justice Department bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering U.S., due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WW II 1987 Maxwell D Taylor, U.S. commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85 1987 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 1985 B V A Roling, Dutch lawyer (WW II Tokyo trials), dies at 78 1983 Mark W. Clark, U.S. general (WW II), dies at 87 1982 Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy (WW II), dies at 77 1981 Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73 1974 WW II war criminal JP Philippa arrested 1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82 1973 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot [Eagle of Flanders], dies at 78 1971 Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 1970 John Frazier kills Ohta's declares WW 3 has begun 1970 Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II), dies at 78 1970 Semjon Timoshenko, Russian marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 1969 U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1968 Husband Edward Kimmel, commandant U.S. Ocean fleet WW II, dies at 86 1967 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal (WW II), dies at 76 1966 Period of relative peace following WW II exceeds that following WW I 1966 Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Admiral (WW II), dies at 80 1965 Henry D G Crerar, Canadian general (WW I, Normandy), dies at 76 1963 NKD Nanavati, Indies general-major (WW II), dies 1963 Andrew Browne, Irish/British Admiral (Cape Matapan, WW II), dies at 80 1962 Nazi Adolf Eichmann hanged in Israel for crimes against Jews in WW II 1961 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75 1961 Israel begins Adolf Eichmann WW II war crimes trial 1961 Max Hymans, WW II resistance fighter/Head of Air France, dies at 60 1959 William "Bull" F Halsey, U.S. Vice-Admiral (WW II Pacific), dies 1958 Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington 1958 Maurice-Gustave Gamelin, French generalissmo (WW I, WW II), dies at 85 1958 Earnest H Heinkel, German airplane builder (WW II), dies at 70 1956 Lionel K P "Buster" Crabb, British diver (WW II), dies at 47 1956 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 1955 Soviet battleship "Novorossiisk" strikes WW II mine in Baltic Sea 1952 WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect 1949 U.S. troops withdraw from Korea after WW II 1949 Simon H Spoor, intelligence officer/general (WW II), dies at 47 1948 Andre Serot, colonel/commandant of French air force (WW II), dies 1948 John J Pershing, Black Jack, U.S. general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87 1947 Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44 1947 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 1947 WW II sugar rationing finally endd in U.S., began May 28, 1942 1947 OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands 1947 Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vonte begins 1947 WW II peace treaties signed 1947 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral (WW II-Task Force 58), dies at 60 1946 President Truman officially proclaims end of WW II 1945 Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1945 John S Mccain, U.S. admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies 1945 V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WW II ends) 1945 Japan surrenders ending WW II (U.S. date, 9/2 in Japan) 1945 Japanese diplomats board Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WW II 1945 A riot ensued in San Francisco while the city was celebrating the end of WW II 1945 V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II 1945 U.S.S.R. declares war against Japan in WW II 1945 1st of the superstars returns from the WW II, Hank Greenberg homers 1945 U.S. defeat Japanese forces on Okinawa during WW II 1945 V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe 1945 Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WW II 1945 Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason 1945 Ernest T Pyle, British/US newscaster, killed in WW II at 44 1945 U.S. troops enter Nuremberg, Germany, during WW II 1945 U.S. forces invade Okinawa during WW II 1945 U.S.S.R. invades Austria during WW II 1945 During WW II Allied bombers begin 4-day raid over Germany 1945 Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators 1944 Segundo "Boy" Ecury, Aruba, WW II resistance fighter, executed at 22 1944 Sweden announces intention to stay neutral and refuse sanctuary in WW II 1944 During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1944 Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II 1944 Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52 1944 During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane 1944 U.S. forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II 1944 U.S. invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II 1944 Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb 1944 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 1943 Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies 1943 Allied forces captured Naples during WW II 1943 General Eisenhower announce unconditional surrender of Italy in WW II 1943 U.S. forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II 1943 Benito Mussolini captured, dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II 1943 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II 1943 U.S. and Britain invade Sicily in WW II, Operation Husky 1943 British and U.S. Army link up in Africa during WW II 1943 Meat, butter and cheese rationed in U.S. during WW II 1943 Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II 1943 German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II 1943 Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II 1942 U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over 1942 During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France 1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II) 1942 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt 1942 U.S. Navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance 1942 Douglas Munro, only U.S. Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies 1942 Kiyoano Ichiki, Japanese colonel (WW II), dies 1942 Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, French marshal (WW I), dies at 90 1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) 1942 British RAF staged a 1,000 bomb raid on Bremen Germany (WW II) 1942 Jewish Brigade attached by British Army in WW II, forms 1942 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) 1942 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II 1942 Battle of Midway ends: Admiral Nimitz wins 1st WW II naval defeat of Japan 1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II 1942 1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WW II 1942 New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1942 U.S. begins rationing sugar during WW II 1942 "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll 1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same" 1942 Clinton Pierce becomes 1st U.S. general wounded in action in WW II 1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland 1942 Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt asks commissioner to continue baseball during WW II 1942 WW II siege of Bataan starts 1941 U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1941 Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing) 1941 1st U.S. WW II bombing mission in Far East, Luzon, Philippines 1941 U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan, U.S. enters WW II 1941 Prior to U.S. in WW II, Germany torpedoes U.S. destroyer Reuben James 1941 1st U.S. destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland 1941 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched 1941 1st German ship in WW II captured by U.S. ship (Busko) 1941 Charles Lindbergh, charges "British, Jewish and Roosevelt administration" are trying to get U.S. into WW II 1941 Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II 1941 Finland enters WW II against Russia 1941 Germany, Italy and Romania declares war on Soviet Union during WW II 1941 Lancelot Holland, British Vice-Admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle 1941 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1940 Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London (WW II) 1940 British troops 1st major offensive in No Africa (Libya) during WW II 1940 During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark in WW II 1940 Lottery for 1st U.S. WW II draftees held; #158 drawn 1st 1940 Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe 1940 France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II 1940 France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II 1940 German forces occupied Paris during WW II 1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain during WW II 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II 1940 Battle of France begins in WW II 1940 In WW II, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II, Denmark surrenders 1940 Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus 1940 Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter and sugar) 1939 U.S. allows "cash and carry" arms sales during WW II 1939 Albrecht MAPJ, duke of Wurttemberg/general (WW II), dies at 73 1939 Soviet-German treaty agree on 4th partition of Poland (WW II) and gives Lithuania to U.S.S.R., last Polish troops surrender 1939 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland during WW II 1939 In WW II, Canada declared war on Germany 1939 1st German air attack on Great Britain in WW II 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe 1939 WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig 1939 Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II 1937 Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 1937 Japanese and Chinese troops clash, (Marco Polo Bridge), becomes WW II 1931 Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62 1929 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WW I), dies at 74 1929 President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WW I 1929 Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 1929 Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France (WW I), dies at 77 1928 Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal (WW I, Caporetto), dies at 78 1928 Reinhard Scheer, German Admiral (WW I), dies at 65 1928 Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, Boer war, WW I, dies at 66 1928 Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig/field marshal (WW I), dies at 66 1926 Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I 1926 France and U.S. reach accord on repayment of WW I 1924 Walter Fufido, born in Bronx, New York, Iwo Jima casualty, WW II 1924 Audie Murphy, born in Kingston, Texas, WW II hero/actor, Destry, Joe Butterfly 1924 Julius Moormann, student/resistance fighter, WW II 1923 Coolidge pardons WW I German spy Lothar Witzke, sentenced to death 1923 Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1922 Arthur R Hawkins, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, downed 14 Japanese planes 1922 Erich Hartmann, German WW II pilot, downed 352 Russian aircrafts 1921 Bill Mauldin, cartoonist, WW II Army grunts 1921 Ludwig-Alexander von Battenberg [Mountbatten], Admiral (WW I), dies at 67 1921 Jacob J Hage, Dutch farmer/WW II resistance fighter 1921 Memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WW I, unveiled at Polo Grounds 1919 Edward L Feightner, U.S. rear-admiral, WW II-Santa Cruz Islands 1919 New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1919 Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed in France 1919 WW I Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France 1918 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Australia after WW I (Vic vs. NSW) 1918 Germany surrenders ending WW I, Allies and Germany sign armistice 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I 1918 United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed 1918 Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I 1918 Joseph Lesage, French painter/etcher (WW I), dies at 34 1918 Michail V Alekseyev, Russian general (WW I), murdered at 60 1918 Battle of the Argonne, final major battle of WW I 1918 During WW I, U.S. forces launch an attack on German-occupied St. Mihiel 1918 Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early 1918 Baseball season ends due to WW I 1918 Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 1918 Britain opens offensive on Western front during WW I 1918 Battle of Amiens ends in WW I, Allieds beat Germans 1918 In WW I 2nd battle of the Marne ends 1918 Eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies 1918 German armies retreat across Marne River in France (WW I) 1918 U.S. and French forces launch Aisne-Marne offensive in WW I 1918 2nd Battle of Marne began during WW I 1918 Rob de Vries, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/dir/actor, Ciske de Rat 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood, 1st U.S. victory of WW I 1918 "Red Baron", Manfred von Richtofen, shot down in WW I at 25 1918 During WW I Germany launches Somme offensive 1918 1st WW I U.S. Army troop ship torpedoed and sunk by Germany, off Ireland 1918 President Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WW I 1917 Federal government took over operation of American RR for duration of WW I 1917 1st U.S. soldiers killed in combat in WW I 1917 In WW I, the 1st U.S. soldiers are killed in combat 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I 1917 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I 1917 Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot, dies at 22 1917 China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I 1917 WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service 1917 1st U.S. Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I 1917 After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1917 General Pershing and his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I 1917 10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I 1917 Hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I 1917 Leo Pinckney, 1st American drafted during WW I 1917 Edward Thomas, poet, killed in WW I 1917 AP reports Mexico and Japan will allie with Germany if U.S. enters WW I 1917 German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram) 1917 Harmen van Rossum, civil servant/resistance fighter, WW II 1916 French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun 1916 Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter 1916 Len Wilkinson, cricketer, England leg-spinner just before WW II 1916 Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun 1916 Italy declares war against Germany during WW I 1916 James D. Ramage, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II - Palau, Guam, and Philippines 1916 Tokyo Rose, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, propagandist, WW II 1916 Victor Chapman, U.S. legionaire/WW I pilot, killed 1916 Max Immelmann, German pilot (WW I), killed 1916 U.S. Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I 1916 Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) 1915 Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) 1915 Colin Purdie Kelly, U.S., 1st U.S. air hero, during WW II 1915 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary and Germany during WW I 1915 1st military use of chlorine poison gas by Germany in WW I 1915 Edward Stone, 1st U.S. combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded 1915 1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) 1914 German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I 1914 Battle of Aisne begins between Germans and French during WW I 1914 Battle of Marne (WW I) begins: Germans chase out Russians 1914 Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle 1914 Rondoney, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle 1914 France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I 1914 Cuba, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina proclaim neutrality in WW I 1914 U.S. declares neutrality in WW I 1914 Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I 1914 Emperor Wilhelm II declares war on his nephew tsar Nicolas II (WW I) 1914 Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I 1914 Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I 1914 Austria invades Siberia, WW I 1914 [Bert de] Wayne Morris, born in Los Angeles, California, WW II-pilot/actor, Paths of Glory 1913 Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1912 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II, saved 10,000s of Jews 1912 Henry L "Hank" Miller, U.S. pilot/Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II-Pacific 1912 Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France, WW II 1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross 1910 Francis D Foley, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal 1910 William I Martin, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II 1910 Martijn Lijnema, boer/resistance fighter, WW II 1910 Douglas R S Bader, British pilot, WW II 1910 Dominique Pire, Belgium, educator, aided WW II refugees, Nobel 1958 1910 Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter, WW II 1910 David McCampbell, U.S. pilot/captain, WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes 1909 Simone Weil, born in Paris, social philosopher/Resistance fighter, WW II 1909 Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb, British diver, WW II-George Medal 1908 Ben Seijes, Dutch historian, WW II 1906 Roy L Johnson, U.S. Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean 1905 Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II, Navy Cross 1905 John S "Jimmy" Thach, U.S. pilot/admiral, WW II 1904 Herbert D Riley, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa 1904 Paul D Stoop, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II-Coral Sea 1903 John Piper, British writer, US Churches in WW I, official war painter 1903 James S. Russell, U.S. pilot/admiral, WW II Pacific Ocean 1902 Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, France, WW II hero, liberator of Paris 1902 Truman J. Hedding, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II 1901 CFH "Freddie" Gough, British major scout, WW II, Arnhem 1900 Ernie Pyle, born in England, correspondent during WW II 1899 Lyman L Lemnitzer, Marine Corps general, WW II 1899 Jean Moulin, hero of the French Resistance, WW II 1899 Fritz Bayerlein, German Lieutenant-General, WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo 1898 Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer 1897 Lucius du Bignon Clay, U.S., general, WW II, gov, West Germany 1896 Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense, WW II 1896 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer, WW I, WW II, Korea 1895 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general, WW II, head of CIA, 1950 - 1952 1895 Richard Sorge, German spy for U.S.S.R. in Tokyo, WW II 1895 Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. general in WW II, China, Nicaragua, Korea, NATO 1895 Semjon Timoshenko, Russian marshal/inspector-general, WW II 1894 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot, Eagle of Flanders 1894 Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot 1894 Gerald F Bogan, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean 1892 Edmond Thieffry, Belgian WW I pilot/air pioneer 1892 Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Belgian WW I pilot 1892 Josip Broz Tito, WW II partisan, leader of Yugoslavia, 1943-80 1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Red Baron, German WW I ace 1892 Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter, WW II 1892 Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general, WW I, WW II 1891 Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal, WW II-African campaign 1890 Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison, Texas, R, 34th President, 1953 - 1961, General, WW 2 1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces", WW I 1890 Arthur W. Tedder of Glenguin, British air marshal, WW II 1889 Bert Collins, cricketer, Aussie batsman in the post WW I years 1888 Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland 1887 Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall, WW II-African campaign 1887 Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet, 1914 1887 Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I 1887 Marc A. "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. lt-admiral, WW II-Task Force 58 1886 William Booth, cricketer, Yorks all-rounder, England before WW I 1886 Henry "Hap" Arnold, commanding general, U.S. Army Air Force, WW II 1885 Chester Nimitz, U.S. Admiral, commanded Pacific fleet in WW II 1884 Tojo Hideki, Japanese Prime Minister during WW II 1883 Andrew Browne, Irish/British Admiral, WW II 1882 William "Bull" F Halsey, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II Pacific 1882 Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler, WW I 1882 Max [G M J] Winders Maximilien, Belgium, architect, WW II 1882 Walter Lucht, German artillery general, WW I/WW II 1881 Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland, WW II general 1880 Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader, OD 1880 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer, England wicket-keeper before and after WW I 1880 Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1879 Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen, WW I 1878 Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, WW II 1878 Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, China, WW II 1878 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general, White Armies, WW II 1877 Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord, Jutland, WW II 1876 Mata Hari, Margaretha G Zelle, dancer, courtesan and spy, WW I 1869 Emanuele F, duke of Aosta, Italian general, WW I, fascist 1865 Edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse, WW I 1863 French Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, Sarajevo/WW I 1863 Reinhard Scheer, German Admiral, WW I 1861 Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, WW I 1860 John J, Blackjack, Pershing, U.S. commander, WW I 1857 Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general, WW I-chief of staff 1857 Otto von Below, German commandant, WW I 1855 Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey, WW I 1854 Louis Mountbatten, Admiral, WW I 1852 Louis FMF Franchet d'Esperey, Desperate Frankey, French marshal, WW I 1851 Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I 1850 Luigi Cadorna, Italian Field Marshal/earl, WW I-Caporetto 1848 Helmuth J L von Moltke, German general/chief of staff, WW I 1801 Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, WW II Dutch statesman/historian |
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