1941 Prince Paul, prince regent of Yugoslavia meets with Adolf Hitler at the Berghof, Bavaria, where he rejects deal to allow Nazi's access to Greece.
1945 United Kingdom's Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), joins the British Auxiliary Transport Service (ATS) as a driver.
1969 London East End gang bosses twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are found guilty of murder. Both will die in captivity.
1970 French submarine "Eurydice" explodes off Cape Camarat in the Mediterranean, all 57 crew lost.
1985 WWII veterans return to the "Bridge over the River Kwai"
1991 Iraq releases 6 US, 3 British & 1 Italian POW
2009 International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur becoming the first sitting head of state to be indicted.
2001 IRA detonates a bomb in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, injuring 11 people.
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