World War II
World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
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11th Hussars
World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya from Italian forces.
Baltic states
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
Eugen Weidmann
Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
Kansas City massacre
Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
Bonus Army
Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
Herbert Hoover
U.S. president Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
Murchison, New Zealand
The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
Portuguese Naval Aviation
Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
Aurel Vlaicu
Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.