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** The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ( which later became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia ) is proclaimed.
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** The Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz, arriving 3 days later.
** Rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and 120 members of his team surrender to U. S. forces ( later going on to help to start the U. S. space program ).
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