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M Ury, contractor for products made in U S, admits erasing "Made in Germany" from auto generators he supplied
Mex officials hold 8, mostly Germans, including Baron H H von Holleuffer; P Garbinsky, said to be Polish Jew, to be deported; charges
Disapproves indiscriminate pol purges
Sec Morgenthau testifies on value of exch stabilization fund against nations trying to start trade war through devaluation of their currencies, House com hearing
1939Leo Brouwer, Cuban guitarist, composer, and conductor[†]
Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida is a Cuban composer, conductor, and classical guitarist. He is a Member of Honour of the International Music Council.
1939Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Pakistani author[†]
Mustansar Hussain Tarar S.I. is a Pakistani author, travel enthusiast, mountaineer, writer, novelist, columnist, TV host and former actor.
1939An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.[†]
The Imperial Japanese Army was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. It played a central role in Japan’s rapid modernization during the Meiji period, fought in numerous conflicts including the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and World War II, and became a dominant force in Japanese politics. Initially formed from domain armies after the Meiji Restoration, it evolved into a powerful modern military influenced by French and German models. The IJA was responsible for several overseas military campaigns, including the invasion of Manchuria, involvement in the Boxer Rebellion, and fighting across the Asia-Pacific during the Pacific War. Notorious for committing widespread war crimes, the army was dissolved after Japan's surrender in 1945, and its functions were succeeded by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.