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May 10, 1941

On May 10, 1941, world War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. Michel Roux, Maulana Karenga, Andreas Khol would arrive in the same year.

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1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1941st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 941st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1940s decade.

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On May 10, 1941

  1. 1941 World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

    Lower house of the UK Parliament

    The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.

  2. 1941 World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.

    German Nazi politician (1894–1987)

    Rudolf Walter Richard Hess was a German politician, convicted war criminal, and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Germany. Appointed Deputy to the Führer in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace.

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Michel Roux 1941– French-English chef and author (died 2020)
Maulana Karenga 1941– American philosopher, author, and activist, created Kwanzaa
Andreas Khol 1941– German-Austrian lawyer and politician
Lady Elizabeth Shakerley 1941– British party planner, writer and socialite (died 2020)
Dorothy Hyman 1941– English sprinter
Michel Roux 1941– French-English chef and author (died 2020)

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