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Poles in Silesia bar Nazi white stockings on youths
Repr Woodrum criticizes high WPA wages
gets signatures calling for non-party Cabinet
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1939Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (died 1993)[â ]
Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia was a Georgian politician, human rights activist, dissident, professor of English language studies and American literature at Tbilisi State University, and writer who became the first democratically elected President of Georgia in May 1991.
1939Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020)[â ]
Israel Horovitz was an American playwright, director, actor and co-founder of the Gloucester Stage Company in 1979. He served as artistic director until 2006 and later served on the board, ex officio and as artistic director emeritus until his resignation in November 2017 after The New York Times reported allegations of sexual misconduct.
1939Walker David Miller, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)[â ]
Walker David Miller was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
1939Volker Schlöndorff, German director and producer[â ]
Volker Schlöndorff is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
1939Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer (died 2024)[â ]
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger was a German footballer who played as a defender. An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in quantity and in quality, and for his versatility; indeed, although he was usually deployed as a full-back, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back, and could also play as a centre-back, as a sweeper, or even as a defensive midfielder. He was one of the first successful German footballers abroad. In his prime he was often considered one of the best and most complete left-backs in the world in his era, rivaled only by Giacinto Facchetti, NĂlton Santos and Silvio Marzolini.
1939Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (born 1887)[â ]
Ioannis Tsangaridis was a Greek Cypriot General of the Hellenic Army.
1939Events preceding World War II in Europe: Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledges British military support to the Second Polish Republic in the event of an invasion by Nazi Germany.[â ]
The events preceding World War II in Europe are closely tied to the bellicosity of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Francoist Spain, Imperial Japan, and the Soviet Union, as well as the Great Depression. The peace movement led to appeasement and disarmament.