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Dies com reveals anti-Semitic campaign in U S; names Maj Gen Moseley, Rev C E Coughlin, D P Gilbert, J E Campbell, F McWhirter and G Deatherage
snipers and troops exch shots; troop comdr blames pickets from U S Coal & Coke Co (U S Steel Corp subsidiary) mine; co signs contract waiving union-shop clause
180 hurt in Jewish riots; Egypt takes negative stand
registration papers of Amer-owned Ta Mei Pao and Chinese Amer Daily News canceled; pub of 2 Brit-owned papers suspended for 2 wks
Described; aids Montreal reception to King and Queen
1939Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter[†]
Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete who was the winner of the 200-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
1939James Fox, English actor[†]
James William Fox is an English actor known for his work in film and television. Fox's career began in the 1960s through roles in films such as The Servant and Performance. He is also known for his roles in A Passage to India in 1984 and The Remains of the Day in 1993.
1939Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist[†]
Nancy Kwan Ka-shen is a Chinese-American actress whose career benefited from Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eastern sex symbol in the 1960s.
1939Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (died 2020)[†]
Jānis Lūsis was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw.
1939Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986)[†]
Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission.
1939Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (born 1869)[†]
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, also known as Ahmed Bey Aghaoghlu (Azerbaijani: Əhməd bəy Ağaoğlu; or Ahmed Akif Aghaoghlu was a public and political figure of Azerbaijan and Turkey, thinker, publicist, educator, writer, Turkologist, and the founder of liberal Kemalism.