1945: BIRTHDAYS:

Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies at Rheims.

1973:

The Washington Post won the Public Service Pulitzer Prize for the work of its reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in exposing the Watergate scandal.

2007:

The tomb of Herod the Great was discovered by Israeli archaeologists south of Jerusalem.

ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:

The Duchess of Cambridge hailed the “power of photography” as she launched the book of her landmark project to capture images of life under lockdown.

Richard O’sullivan, actor, 78; Anne Dudley, musician and composer, 66; Traci Lords, actress, 54; Eagle-eye Cherry, singer, 54; Breckin Meyer, actor, 48; Kate Lawler, former Big Brother contestant, now DJ, 42; Matt Helders, drummer (Arctic Monkeys), 36.