D-Day Fake News Fools Hitler
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Historical Events
- Alaska Airlines commences operations
- German submarines U-955, U-970, U-629 and U-373 sink in Bay of Biscay
D-Day
Operation Overlord: As part of the D-Day landings, the 82nd Airborne Division arrives at the French town of Sainte-Mère-Église
- Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 156,000-strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II
- World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France
Famous Birthdays
- Bud Harrelson, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1970, 71; World Series 1969; Gold Glove 1971 New York Mets) and manager (NY Mets 1990, 91), born in Niles, California (d. 2024)
- David Penhaligon, British politician (President of the Liberal Party) (d. 1986)
- Edgar Froese, German musician (Tangerine Dream), born in Tilsit, East Prussia (d. 2015)
- Peter Albin, American rock bassist and guitar player (Big Brother and the Holding Company), born in San Francisco, California
- Phillip Allen Sharp, American geneticist and molecular biologist (Nobel 1993), born in Falmouth, Kentucky
Tommie Smith (79 years old)
American athlete and 200m sprinter who was the 1st to break the 20-second barrier (performed the black power salute while accepting his Olympic gold medal in 1968), born in Clarksville, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Den Brotheridge, British lieutenant who was the 1st to die during D-Day landings in World War II is killed at 28
About June 6, 1944
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 10 months and 25 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Gemini
