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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • The French Third Republic establishes the French protectorate of Morocco. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • Princess Margaret Rose is born at Glamis Castle in Scotland, younger daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York (second son of King George V and Queen Mary, and later King George VI) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York, and sister to The Princess Elizabeth. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • The encyclical Mit brennender Sorge ("With burning concern") of Pope Pius XI is published in Germany in the German language. Largely the work of Cardinals von Faulhaber and Pacelli, it condemns breaches of the 1933 Reichskonkordat agreement signed between the Nazi government and the Catholic Church, and criticises Nazism's views on race and other matters incompatible with Catholicism. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Chad is the first French colony to proclaim its support for the Allies. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • WWII: "Sheffield Blitz" – The Yorkshire city of Sheffield is badly damaged by German air-raids. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII: Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Isbuscenskij: An Italian cavalry regiment attacks Soviet forces with drawn sabres at Isbuscenskij in Russia, one of the last major cavalry charges. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • MGM's Technicolor film version of Show Boat, starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The musical brings overnight fame to bass-baritone William Warfield (who sings Ol' Man River in the film). |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
| 1988 • The 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis culminates in the ouster of the Lord President of Malaysia, Salleh Abas. |