Historical Events
- American planes bomb Tokyo & damage the Imperial Palace
- Arnhem, Zwolle freed from Nazis
- US forces conquered Motobu peninsula on Okinawa
- US Marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa
- World War II: US 7th Army & allies forces capture Nuremberg & Stuttgart in Germany
Famous Birthdays
- Derek Leckenby, rocker/actor (Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter)
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist (Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple), born in Weston-super-Mare, England
Ritchie Blackmore
- Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa
- Uwe Beyer, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic gold 1976)