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World War II

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Events

• January 7 - General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference at Zonhoven describing his contribution to the Battle of the Bulge.
• February 4 - Prime Minister Winston Churchill attends the Yalta Conference (ends February 11)
• March 27- The last V-2 rocket attack on the UK takes place.
• March 29- The last V-1 flying bomb attack on the UK takes place.

Churchill waves to the crowds on VE Day

• May 8 - V-E Day is celebrated throughout the UK. Churchill makes a victory speech and appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with King George VI, Queen Elizbeth and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Street parties take place throughout the country.
• May 28 - William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw" is captured. He is later charged with high treason in London for his English-language wartime broadcasts on German radio. He is hanged in January of 1946.
• June 1 - The UK takes over Lebanon and Syria
• July 17 - Potsdam Conference - the three main Allied leaders begin their final summit of the war. The meeting will end on August 2.
• July 26 - United Kingdom general election, 1945. Winston Churchill resigns as Britain's prime minister after his Conservative Party is soundly defeated by the Labour Party. Clement Attlee becomes the new prime minister.
• July 29 - The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched, aimed at mainstream light entertainment and music.
• August 13 - Zionist World Congress approaches British government to talk about founding of Israel.
• August 15- V-J Day is celebrated in the UK.
• October 24- The British government signs the United Nations Charter.

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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 - 6 February 1952) became the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, upon the unexpected abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Joyce lies in an ambulance under armed guard before being taken from British Second Army Headquarters to hospital. ... 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Births

• January 10 - Rod Stewart, British singer
• January 15 - Princess Michael of Kent, Czech born wife of Prince Michael of Kent
• January 26 - Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
• January 29 - Jim Nicholson, Northern Irish Unionist politician and MEP for [[Nortern Ireland
• February 5 - Charlotte Rampling, English actress
• February 7 - Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player
• February 7 - Pete Postlethwaite, English actor
• March 30 - Eric Clapton, English guitarist
• May 16 - Nicky Chinn, English songwriter (The Sweet and Suzi Quatro)
• May 19 - Pete Townshend, English guitarist and lyricist
• June 12 - Pat Jennings, Northern Irish footballer player
• July 7 - Michael Ancram, British Conservative politician and MP for Devizes
• July 28 - Richard Wright, English keyboardist (Pink Floyd)
• August 9 - Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist
• August 19 - Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple)
• September 21 - Shaw Clifton, General of The Salvation Army
• November 26 - John McVie, English musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• December 24 - Ian "Lemmy" Kilminster, British bassist and singer (Motörhead)

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July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Richard William Rick Wright (born July 28, 1943 in Hatch End, London, England) is a self-taught pianist and Keyboardist best known for his long career with Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... The cover to Gemma Bovery Rosemary Elizabeth Posy Simmonds (born 9 August 1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of childrens books. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ian Gillan in 2003 Ian Gillan (born on 19 August 1945; Hounslow, London, United Kingdom), is an English rock music vocalist known as the lead singer for legendary rock band Deep Purple, and for his year-long stint in Black Sabbath. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... General Shaw Clifton (born September 21, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the General of The Salvation Army. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John McVie (born November 26, 1945) is best known as the bass guitarist for the rock group Fleetwood Mac. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraiser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraiser Willis and Lemmy the Lurch) is an English bass guitar player and lead vocalist. ... Motorhead redirects here. ...

Deaths

• March 26 - David Lloyd George, former Prime Minister (b. 1863)
• May 15 - Charles Williams, author (b. 1886)
• December 14- Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, granddaughter of King Edward VII