1916 The Libau sets sail from Germany with a cargo of 20,000 rifles to assist Irish republicans; Captain Karl Spindler changes the name of the vessel to the Aud to avoid British detection.
1940 German cruiser Blucher torpedoed and capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die.
1945 Battleship Admiral Scheer sunk by RAF bombing in Kiel.
1963 Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary US citizen.
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