1899 David Beatty is appointed executive officer of the HMS Barfleur, a small battleship and flagship of the China Station.
1918 Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the following day.
1945 Soviet artillery begins shelling Berlin.
1976 George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python.
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