Ion Antonescu, Romania’s dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
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The European Union expanded the 1951 Stresa Convention.
Napoleon I undertook a ceremony to make his authority officially recognized.
South Africa rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations after ending Apartheid.
642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
Baseball and war hero Hank Gowdy became the first player to enlist in the US Army during World War II.
