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Lehman asks legis to meet terms of R F C loans on Midtown tunnel, Niagara bridges, Catskill bridge, Palisades toll parkway, Jones Beach Causeway and Madison County drainage
Confers with F D Roosevelt on war debts
1933Sheila Hancock, English actress and author[†]
Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock is an English actress, singer, and author. She has performed on stage in both plays and musicals in London theatres, and is also known for her roles in films and on television.
1933Katharine, Duchess of Kent (died 2025)[†]
Katharine, Duchess of Kent, was a member of the British royal family. She was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V.
1933Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (died 2001)[†]
Ernest Kador Jr., known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe, was an American R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law", which went to number 1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.
1933Bobby Smith, English footballer (died 2010)[†]
Robert Alfred Smith was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in the 1957–58 season and he is Tottenham Hotspur's third-highest goal scorer with 208 goals.