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House com tentatively approves Darden amendment to expansion bill authorizing bldg at Phila, Portsmouth and Norfolk
LaGuardia plan passed by Council; he rejects amendment to earmark funds
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Hitler, in Sportpalast s, assails Versailles Treaty, Allies war aims and Chamberlain-Daladier ss; hails friendship with Italy and USSR
1940Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (died 1998)[†]
George Moir Christie, better known as Kitch Christie, was a South African rugby union coach best known for coaching the country's national team, the Springboks, to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He remained unbeaten during his tenure as Springbok rugby coach between 1994 and 1996, including leading the team to a then record 14 consecutive victories. In 2011, he was inducted posthumously into the IRB Hall of Fame, later subsumed into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
1940Stuart Margolin, American actor and director (died 2022)[†]
Stuart Margolin was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of film and television. He was known for playing con artist Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files, winning two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He received an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, and was also a Directors Guild of America Award winner.