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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* January 5 - [[Fumimaro Konoe]] steps down as Prime Minister of Japan. | |||
* February 13 - [[Béla Imrédy]] resigns as Prime Minister of Hungary. | * February 13 - [[Béla Imrédy]] resigns as Prime Minister of Hungary. | ||
* March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]] is named Prime Minister of Romania. | * March 7 - [[Armand Călinescu]] is named Prime Minister of Romania. | ||
* March 7 - [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] declares himself Prime Minister of Mongolia after ousting previous Prime Minister Anandyn Amar in an [[NKVD]]-backed purge. | * March 7 - [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] declares himself Prime Minister of Mongolia after ousting previous Prime Minister Anandyn Amar in an [[NKVD]]-backed purge. | ||
* March 15 - The [[Arrow Cross Party]] is founded. | |||
* April 1 - The Spanish Civil War ends. [[Francisco Franco]] and his [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Falange de las J.O.N.S]] successfully abolish the Second Spanish Republic and declare the formation of a new Spanish State. | * April 1 - The Spanish Civil War ends. [[Francisco Franco]] and his [[Fascism|fascist]] [[Falange de las J.O.N.S]] successfully abolish the Second Spanish Republic and declare the formation of a new Spanish State. | ||
* May 22 - The "Pact of Steel" is signed by Adolf Hitler and [[Benito Mussolini]], formally creating the [[Axis Powers]]. | |||
* June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | * June 10 - [[James A. Colescott]] replaces [[Hiram Wesley Evans]] as Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | ||
* June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand. | * June 24 - [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], Prime Minister of Siam, renames the country Thailand. | ||
* August - End of the Great Palestinian Revolt. | |||
* August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties. | * August 23 - The [[Vyacheslav Molotov|Molotov]]-[[Joachim von Ribbentrop|Ribbentrop]] Pact is signed between the Nazi Party and the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], mandating peace between the two parties. | ||
* August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] | * August 25 - The [[Irish Republican Army]] conducts an aerial bombing of the city of Coventry in England, killing 5 people and injuring 70. | ||
* September 1 - The [[Action T4]] euthanasia program is first launched by the [[Nazi Party]], with ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' officers [[Karl Brandt]] and [[Philipp Bouhler]] placed in charge of the program. | * September 1 - The [[Action T4]] euthanasia program is first launched by the [[Nazi Party]], with ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' officers [[Karl Brandt]] and [[Philipp Bouhler]] placed in charge of the program. | ||
* September 1 - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders a full-scale invasion of Poland, marking the official beginning of [[World War II]]. | * September 1 - [[Adolf Hitler]] orders a full-scale invasion of Poland, marking the official beginning of [[World War II]]. | ||
* September 17 - [[Joseph Stalin]] launches an invasion of Poland in an attempt to counter the Nazi invasion. | * September 17 - [[Joseph Stalin]] launches an invasion of Poland in an attempt to counter the Nazi invasion. | ||
* September 21 - Armand Călinescu is assassinated in Bucharest by members of the [[Iron Guard]]. | * September 21 - Armand Călinescu is assassinated in Bucharest by members of the [[Iron Guard]]. | ||
* September 27 - [[Heinrich Himmler]] establishes the Reich Main Security Office (RHSA) to serve as an umbrella organization for Nazi Germany's intelligence agencies, including the [[Gestapo]]. [[Reinhard Heydrich]] is appointed as the RHSA's inaugural director. | * September 27 - [[Heinrich Himmler]] establishes the [[Reich Main Security Office]] (RHSA) to serve as an umbrella organization for Nazi Germany's intelligence agencies, including the [[Gestapo]]. [[Reinhard Heydrich]] is appointed as the RHSA's inaugural director. | ||
* October 26 - [[Jozef Tiso]] declares the formation of the [[Slovak Republic]], with himself as president and [[Vojtech Tuka]] as prime minister. | * October 26 - [[Jozef Tiso]] declares the formation of the [[Slovak Republic]], with himself as president and [[Vojtech Tuka]] as prime minister. | ||
* November 16 - [[Al Capone]] is released from Alcatraz, due to deteriorating health caused by syphilis. | * November 16 - [[Al Capone]] is released from Alcatraz, due to deteriorating health caused by syphilis. | ||
* November 30 - The Soviet Union invades Finland, beginning the Winter War. | * November 30 - The Soviet Union invades Finland, beginning the Winter War. | ||
* Unknown - The ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s are used for the first time. | * Unknown - The ''[[Einsatzgruppen]]'' [[death squad]]s are used for the first time. | ||
== Births == | == Births == | ||
=== Villain births === | === Villain births === | ||
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* February 15 - [[Robert Hansen]] | * February 15 - [[Robert Hansen]] | ||
* March 5 - [[Peter Woodcock]] | * March 5 - [[Peter Woodcock]] | ||
* April 13 - [[Joseph Maskell]] | |||
* April 19 - [[Ali Khamenei]] | * April 19 - [[Ali Khamenei]] | ||
* April 24 - [[Ernst Zündel]] | * April 24 - [[Ernst Zündel]] | ||
* April 27 - [[Nino Vieira]] | |||
* May 21 - [[Roger Kibbe]] | |||
* June 12 - [[Bobby Jack Fowler]] | * June 12 - [[Bobby Jack Fowler]] | ||
* July 16 - [[Barry Seal]] | * July 16 - [[Barry Seal]] | ||
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* December 18 - [[Dean Corll]] | * December 18 - [[Dean Corll]] | ||
* December 26 - [[Phil Spector]] | * December 26 - [[Phil Spector]] | ||
* Unknown - [[Edward Charles Allaway]] | |||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* April 2 - Marvin Gaye | * April 2 - Marvin Gaye | ||
* October 15 - Joy Pittman | |||
* November 6 - Michael Schwerner | |||
* December 18 - Paul Lee Stine | |||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||