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Dorothea Klumpke
1942 Oct, 5

Dorothea Klumpke

Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (August 9, 1861 in San Francisco – October 5, 1942 in San Francisco) was an American astronomer. She was Director of the Bureau of Measurements at the Paris Observatory and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

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  • 25 Jan

    Thailand

    World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
  • 8 Mar

    Myanmar

    World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
  • 10 Jul

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
  • 13 Aug

    Manhattan Project

    Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
  • 25 Sep

    Holocaust

    World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.