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 * David (son of Heraclius) ( and ) : David (born 7 November 630) was one of three co-emperors of Byzantium for a few months in late 641 (or until early 642), with the regnal name Tiberius. He was the son of Emperor Heraclius and his wife and niece Empress Martina. According to Iazyges' nomination statement, David was "perhaps a perfect example of a victim of Byzantine politics, he was raised to the throne as a child, was the subject of intense dynastic scheming, and was hated as the product of incest. And of course, in the end, he was deposed, mutilated, and then ignored."


 * Apollo 10 (Wehwalt and Tyrol5) : The fourth crewed mission in the US Apollo program, and the second (after Apollo8) to orbit the Moon, Apollo 10 was a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing. While astronaut John Young remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM) orbiting the Moon, astronauts Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan flew the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) to within 8.4 nmi of the lunar surface, the point at which powered descent for landing would begin on a landing mission, before rejoining Young in the CSM. After orbiting the Moon 31 times, Apollo 10 returned safely to Earth, enabling the first crewed landing in Apollo 11 two months later.


 * Eadwig (Dudley Miles) : Eadwig was King of the English from 955 until his death. He was the elder son of Edmund I, who was killed in 946. Edmund's sons were too young to rule so he was succeeded by his brother Eadred, who died unmarried in his early 30s. Eadwig became king in 955 aged about 15 and was no more than 20 when he died in 959. In 957 the kingdom was divided between Eadwig, who held the territory south of the Thames, and Edgar, who held the land north of it. Historians disagree whether this had been planned since the beginning of his reign or was the result of a successful revolt brought about by Eadwig's enemies. Edgar succeeded to the whole kingdom when Eadwig died in 959. The Benedictine reform movement became dominant in Edgar's reign with his strong support, and monastic writers praised him and condemned Eadwig as irresponsible and incompetent. Their view was generally accepted by historians until the late 20th century, but some later historians have defended Eadwig, and others see his character and the events of his reign as unclear due to conflicting evidence.


 * Hrabri-class submarine (Peacemaker67) : Continuing PM's series on Yugoslav warships, the Hrabri class consisted of two submarines built for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes—Yugoslavia from 1929—by Vickers-Armstrong in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1927, the boats were named YUGOSLAV SUBMARINE Hrabri (Brave) and YUGOSLAV SUBMARINE Nebojša (Fearless). Their design was based on that of the British L-class submarine of World War I, and they were built using parts from L-class submarines that were never completed. The first submarines to serve in the Royal Yugoslav Navy (KM), they were armed with six bow-mounted 533 mm torpedo tubes, two 102 mm deck guns, one QF 2-pounder (40 mm) L/39 anti-aircraft gun and two machine guns. Their maximum diving depth was restricted to 55 m by Yugoslav naval regulations.


 * Rupert Downes (Hawkeye7) : An Australian soldier, surgeon and historian, Major General Downes attended the University of Melbourne, graduating with his medical degrees in 1907 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1911. He was commissioned as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908, and joined the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1914. He served in the Gallipoli campaign, and was appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services (ADMS) of the newly formed Anzac Mounted Division in 1916. In 1917, he became Deputy Director of Medical Services (DDMS) of the Desert Mounted Corps. After the war, he wrote articles on medical aspects of the Sinai and Palestine campaign, and the section on the campaign for the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. In 1934 Downes became Director General of Medical Services, the Army's senior medical officer. He oversaw construction of major military hospitals in the capital cities. In 1944 he accepted a commission to edit the medical volumes of the Official History of Australia in the War of 1939–1945 but was killed in a plane crash in March 1945, before he could begin the work.


 * List of commanders of the British 1st Armoured Division (EnigmaMcmxc) : Latest in EnigmaMcmxc's series on lists of British unit commanders, this features the leaders of the British 1st Armoured Division, formed as the Mobile Division in 1937 and disbanded in 1945, having fought in France, North Africa, and Italy. It was re-established in 1946 but again disbanded the following year. The 1st Armoured Division that existed from the 1970s to the 2000s was formed by redesignating 1st Division so its COs are included in the 1st Division's list.


 * CSS Missouri (Sturmvogel 66 and Hog Farm) : This joint nomination covers a casemate ironclad built by the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed during 1863 on the Red River, she was trapped in the Shreveport, Louisiana, area by low water and never saw combat. The vessel's crew had desertion issues and some of her crewmen were pulled from the army. After traveling downriver for the first time, the ship was surrendered in June 1865 to the United States Navy—the last Confederate ironclad to be handed over—and sold in November that year.


 * Duckport Canal (Hog Farm) : The Duckport Canal was built by Union forces during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Ordered built in late March 1863 by Major General Ulysses S. Grant, the canal stretched from the Mississippi River near Duckport, Louisiana, to New Carthage, Louisiana, and was intended to provide a water-based supply route for a southward movement against Vicksburg. It was manually dug by 3,500 soldiers and finished on April 12. Trees and falling water levels hampered the use of the canal, and it was abandoned on May 4.


 * Battle of Winchelsea (Gog the Mild) : The Battle of Winchelsea was a naval battle fought on 29 August 1350 as part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was a victory for an English fleet of 50 ships, commanded by King Edward III, over a Castilian fleet of 47 larger vessels, commanded by Charles de la Cerda. Between 14 and 26 Castilian ships were captured, and several were sunk. Only two English vessels are known to have been sunk, but there was a significant loss of life. In spite of the success, English trade and ports saw little relief from naval harassment by the French and their allies.