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The Transit Commission put forward yesterday as the basis for public hearings to start Aug. 8 a proposal for the city's purchase of all properties of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and the Manhattan Railway Company for $151,248,187.
1939Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (died 2011)[†]
Mayumi Shimizu , known by her pen name Jun Henmi , was a Japanese writer and poet. She was known for her works of fiction and nonfiction about people affected by World War II.
1939John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia[†]
John Winston Howard is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the second-longest in Australian history, after that of Sir Robert Menzies. Since the death of Bob Hawke in 2019, Howard is the oldest living Australian former prime minister.
1939Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer[†]
Robert Lewis Lilly, nicknamed "Mr. Cowboy", is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Lilly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
1939Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (died 2013)[†]
Richard Kenneth Marlow was an English choral conductor and organist.