Historical Events
Event of Interest
68th & last transport of Dutch Jews (including Anne Frank) from Westerbork leaves for Auschwitz concentration camp
Anne Frank
- Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France
- French troops liberate Lyon
- Prince Bernhard appointed supreme commander of Neth Domestic Arm Force
- Tank division of British Guards free Brussels
Famous Birthdays
- Sherwood C. Spring, American astronaut (STS 61B), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
- Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75