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== Events ==
== Events ==
===January - March ===
*[[January 4]] – End of term for [[Culbert Olson]], 29th [[List of Governors of California|Governor of California]]. [[Earl Warren]] follows him.
*[[January 4]] – End of term for [[Culbert Olson]], 29th [[List of Governors of California|Governor of California]]. [[Earl Warren]] follows him.
*[[January 11]] – The [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] give up territorial rights in [[China]].
*[[January 11]] – The [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]] give up territorial rights in [[China]].
*[[March 13]] – [[Holocaust]]: [[Nazi Germany|German]] forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in [[Kraków]].
*[[March 13]] – [[Holocaust]]: [[Nazi Germany|German]] forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in [[Kraków]].
*[[March 26]] – World War II: [[Battle of Komandorski Islands]] – In the [[Aleutian Islands]] the battle begins when [[United States Navy]] forces intercept [[Japan]]ese attempting to reinforce a garrison at [[Kiska]].
*[[March 26]] – World War II: [[Battle of Komandorski Islands]] – In the [[Aleutian Islands]] the battle begins when [[United States Navy]] forces intercept [[Japan]]ese attempting to reinforce a garrison at [[Kiska]].
===April - June ===
*[[April 3]] – Shipwrecked steward [[Poon Lim]] is rescued by [[Brazil]]ian fishermen after he has been adrift for 130 days
*[[April 3]] – Shipwrecked steward [[Poon Lim]] is rescued by [[Brazil]]ian fishermen after he has been adrift for 130 days
*[[April 22]] – [[Albert Hofmann]] writes his first report about the hallucinogenic properties of [[LSD]], which he first synthesized in 1938.
*[[April 22]] – [[Albert Hofmann]] writes his first report about the hallucinogenic properties of [[LSD]], which he first synthesized in 1938.
*[[June 4]] – [[Military coup]] in [[Argentina]] ousts [[Ramón Castillo]].
*[[June 4]] – [[Military coup]] in [[Argentina]] ousts [[Ramón Castillo]].
*[[June 22]] – [[U.S. 45th Infantry Division|U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division]] land in North Africa prior to training at Arzew, French Morocco while serving in [[World War II]].
*[[June 22]] – [[U.S. 45th Infantry Division|U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division]] land in North Africa prior to training at Arzew, French Morocco while serving in [[World War II]].
===July - September ===
*[[July 5]] – [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Kursk]] – The largest tank battle in history begins.
*[[July 5]] – [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Kursk]] – The largest tank battle in history begins.
*[[July 5]] – World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails to [[Sicily]].
*[[July 5]] – World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails to [[Sicily]].
*[[September 8]] – World War II: [[Julius Fucik]] is killed by [[Nazi]]s.
*[[September 8]] – World War II: [[Julius Fucik]] is killed by [[Nazi]]s.
*[[September 23]] – World War II: [[Republic of Salò]] is founded.
*[[September 23]] – World War II: [[Republic of Salò]] is founded.
===October - December ===
*[[October 6]] – [[World War II]]: [[United States|Americans]] and [[Japan]]ese fight the naval [[Battle of Vella Lavella]].
*[[October 6]] – [[World War II]]: [[United States|Americans]] and [[Japan]]ese fight the naval [[Battle of Vella Lavella]].
*[[October 13]] – World War II: The new government of [[Italy]] sides with the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and declares war on [[Germany]].
*[[October 13]] – World War II: The new government of [[Italy]] sides with the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and declares war on [[Germany]].
*[[November 28]] – World War II: [[Tehran Conference]] – [[President (United States)|US President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]], British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] and Soviet Leader [[Joseph Stalin]] meet in [[Tehran]] to discuss war strategy (on [[November 30]] they established an agreement concerning a planned June [[1944]] invasion of [[Europe]] codenamed [[D-Day|Operation Overlord]]).
*[[November 28]] – World War II: [[Tehran Conference]] – [[President (United States)|US President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]], British Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] and Soviet Leader [[Joseph Stalin]] meet in [[Tehran]] to discuss war strategy (on [[November 30]] they established an agreement concerning a planned June [[1944]] invasion of [[Europe]] codenamed [[D-Day|Operation Overlord]]).
*[[November 29]] – Second session of [[AVNOJ]], the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of [[Yugoslavia]], is held in [[Jajce]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], determining the post-war ordering of the country.
*[[November 29]] – Second session of [[AVNOJ]], the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of [[Yugoslavia]], is held in [[Jajce]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], determining the post-war ordering of the country.
*[[December 2]] – World War II: [[Air raid on Bari]]
*[[December 4]] – World War II: In [[Yugoslavia]], resistance leader [[Marshal Tito]] proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
*[[December 4]] – World War II: In [[Yugoslavia]], resistance leader [[Marshal Tito]] proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
*[[December 4]] – [[Great Depression]] ends in the [[United States]]: With unemployment figures falling fast due to [[World War II]]-related employment, [[President (United States)|US President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] closes the [[Works Progress Administration]].
*[[December 4]] – [[Great Depression]] ends in the [[United States]]: With unemployment figures falling fast due to [[World War II]]-related employment, [[President (United States)|US President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] closes the [[Works Progress Administration]].
*[[September 29]] - [[Wolfgang Overath]], German footballer
*[[September 29]] - [[Wolfgang Overath]], German footballer
*[[December 7]] - [[Sue Johnston]], British actress
*[[December 7]] - [[Sue Johnston]], British actress
*[[December 11]] – [[John Kerry]], American politician, former Presidential candidate and current [[United States Secretary of State]]
*[[December 11]] – [[John Kerry]], American politician, former presidential candidate and 68th [[United States Secretary of State]]
*[[December 23]] - [[Silvia Sommerlath]], [[Queen]] of [[Sweden]]
*[[December 23]] - [[Silvia Sommerlath]], [[Queen]] of [[Sweden]]
*[[December 24]] - [[Tarja Halonen]], former [[President]] of [[Finland]]
*[[December 24]] - [[Tarja Halonen]], former [[President]] of [[Finland]]