1994 Event Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights 1992 Event President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees 1975 Event 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1961 Death Jeff Chandler, Ira Grossel, actor (Away all boats), dies at 40 1944 Event Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in D-Day rehearsal after their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats 1943 Event 63 U Boats (359,300 ton) sinks this month 1943 Event 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton) 1942 Event 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) 1942 Event 109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton) 1942 Event 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sank 96 allied ships this month: 476,000 ton 1942 Event 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month 1942 Event 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event U boats sink 21 allied ships this month: 94,000 ton 1941 Event 41 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1941 Event 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) 1940 Event 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) 1940 Event 32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton) 1940 Event 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1940 Event 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) 1940 Event 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton) 1940 Event 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) 1939 Event 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) 1939 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton) 1939 Event 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 1921 Birthday George Nader, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Robot Monster, Away All Boats 1920 Birthday Keith Andes, born in Ocean City, New Jersey, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats 1894 Event Scheveningse fishing boats destroyed by storm