1997 Death Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80 1997 Death Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80 1944 Event Field Marshal von Kluge consults with German commandant at Caen 1944 Event Heavy storm hampers British offensive at Caen 1944 Event Allied troops occupy Faubourg de Vaucelles, at Caen 1944 Event British troops march into Caen 1944 Event Bomber Command drop 2,572 tons of bombs on Caen, France 1944 Event Allied assault on Carpiquet airport at Caen 1944 Event German counter attack at Caen 1944 Event British assault at Caen Normandy 1938 Event Herb Caen's 1st column in San Francisco Chronicle 1916 Birthday Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist 1916 Birthday Herb Caen, born in Sacramento, California, columnist, SF Chronicle
