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1917
Feb 12
| 1917 • WWI: Third Battle of Gaza: XXI Corps occupies Gaza after the Ottoman garrison withdraws. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 2y
| 1920 • Irish War of Independence: The Restoration of Order in Ireland Act, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, receives Royal Assent, providing for Irish Republican Army activists to be tried by court-martial rather than by jury in criminal courts. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 13y
| 1930 • R. B. Bennett defeats William Lyon Mackenzie King in federal elections and becomes the Prime Minister of Canada. |
1940
Apr 16
Age: 23y
| 1940 • WWII: Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the people of Italy, blames Benito Mussolini for leading his nation to war against the British, contrary to Italy's historic friendship with them: "One man has arrayed the trustees and inheritors of ancient Rome upon the side of the ferocious pagan barbarians." |
1940
Jun 23
Age: 23y
birth of childToinette Earlene Williams Boise, Idaho, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. |
1983
Jul 20
Age: 66y
marriageJames C Richardson Reno, Nevada, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1992
Age: 74y
| 1992 • United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 imposes economic sanctions on Yugoslavia in an effort to end its attacks on Bosnia and Hercegovina. |
1998
Jul 8
Age: 81y
| 1998 • CBS telecasts The Wizard of Oz for the last time. Beginning in 1999, The Wizard of Oz will be shown on cable, and in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 it will be telecast by the WB Television Network in addition to its cable showings. |