Historical Events
- "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany
- 5 resistance fighter executed in Terneuzen
- Allies liberate Brussels
- Belgium, Luxembourg & Netherlands sign customs Unity treaty
Event of Interest
British premier Winston Churchill travels to Scotland
Winston Churchill
- Dutch Armed Forces forms, under prince Bernhard
Famous Birthdays
- Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, born in Rome (d. 1996)
- Rod Arrants, American actor (Vamping, Ape, Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
- Willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed