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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein to promote improved rights for black South Africans, with John Langalibalele Dube as its first president. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • The government of Turkey requests the international community to adopt Istanbul and Ankara as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • The highest recorded temperature in Canada, at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, is 45°C (113°F). |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: The Soviet Union annexes the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in what becomes regarded as an early example of Soviet imperialism. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • Walt Disney's Fantasia is released. It is the first box office failure for Disney, though it eventually recoups its cost years later, and becomes one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • Şükrü Saracoğlu forms the new (13th) government in Turkey. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
| 1988 • In Estonia, 300,000 demonstrate for independence. |