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The Razing of Anogeia or the Holocaust of Anogeia refers to the complete destruction of the village of Anogeia in central Crete (Greece) and the murder of about 25 of its inhabitan…
World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
Keith William Robert Fletcher is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex and England. He later became England's team manager. His nickname was "The Gnome of Es…
Keith Fletcher, English cricketer and manager
Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz was an Austrian entrepreneur. He was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH. In April 2022, Mateschitz's net worth was estimated at US$…
Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull GmbH (died 2022)
Timo Pekka Olavi Siitoin was a Finnish neo-Nazi, Satanist, and occultist.
Pekka Siitoin, Finnish neo-Nazi and Satanist (d
Danny Trejo is an American actor. In his body of work he appears as a character actor. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide.
Danny Trejo, American actor
Operation Dragoon, known as Débarquement de Provence in French, was the code name for the landing operation of the Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. Although initially…
World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
The Liberation of Paris was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had b…
World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
Between 20 August and 19 October 1944, 168 Allied airmen were held prisoner at Buchenwald concentration camp. Colloquially, they described themselves as the KLB Club. Of them, 166 …
World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being…
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference, or, more formally, the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization, was an international conference at which proposals …
Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins.
Operation Tractable was the final attack conducted by Canadian and Polish troops, supported by a British tank brigade, during the Battle of Normandy during World War II. The operat…
World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France.
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, was a British life peer in the House of Lords. She had a life-long interest in women's rights and Islamic law. She was a professor at the University …
Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician (died 2022)
Marcia Blank, known as Marcie Blane, is an American former pop singer known for her 1962 hit song, "Bobby's Girl".
Marcie Blane, American singer
Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey. Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold more than 300 mil…
Janet Dailey, American author and entrepreneur (died 2013)
John Anthony Flanagan was an Australian fantasy author best known for his medieval fantasy series, the Ranger's Apprentice, and its sister series, the Brotherband Chronicles. Some …
John Flanagan, Australian fantasy author (died 2026)
John David Newcombe AO OBE is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles. Newcombe won a combined 26 …
John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: Holocaust of Kedros in Crete by German forces.
Marseille is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in Provence, it marks the eastern e…
World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisi…
World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
James Joseph Heckman is an American economist and Nobel laureate who serves as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, where he…
James Heckman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Dominique Lavanant is a French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters…
Dominique Lavanant, French actress
Digby C. Anderson is the founder and former director of the Social Affairs Unit, a public policy organisation/economic think-tank created in 1980. In addition to this role, Anders…
Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
Pierre Bachelet was a French singer-songwriter and film score composer.
Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Charlie Harper is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band U.K. Subs.
Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer