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The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S.
348 people in six states were killed during the outbreak, which encompassed a total of 358 confirmed tornadoes.
The German news magazine, Stern, announces discovery of Hitler’s diaries
The documents were later exposed as forgeries, triggering one of the most spectacular media scandals in history. Experts believe that Hitler never kept a diary.
In Portugal, the fascist Estado Novo is overthrown in a bloodless coup
The leftist Carnation Revolution was led by military officers and supported by widespread civil resistance.
Construction of the Suez Canal begins
The waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea became the shortest sea link between Europe and Asia.
- 1940 Al Pacino
American actor, director - 1928 Cy Twombly
American/Italian painter, sculptor - 1917 Ella FitzgeraldAmerican singer
- 1874 Guglielmo Marconi
Italian businessman, inventor, developed Marconi’s law, Nobel Prize laureate - 1599 Oliver Cromwell
English general, politician
- 2008 Humphrey Lyttelton
English trumpet player, composer - 2006 Jane Jacobs
American/Canadian journalist, author, activist - 2001 Michele Alboreto
Italian race car driver - 1944 George Herriman
American cartoonist - 1744 Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer
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