1904 Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
1920 Dutch refuse to turn over ex-Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany to allies.
1945 World War II: Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
1960 Bathosphere "Trieste", crewed by Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, reaches bottom of Pacific (10,900 m)
1962 British intelligence officer Kim Philby defects to USSR.
1968 Spy ship USS Pueblo and 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by North Korea.
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