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Lehman scores proposed comm change in special legis message; hints at Dunnigan bill veto
by Sen com; filibuster expected; Connally rallies opposition
at Panama Canal
Conf; peace plan resolution adopted
bills to cut employes' pay and abolish Transit Comm offered by Repubs as compensation for tax refund cut; reptd by Assembly com; Lehman urges continuation of emergency relief tax and limited use of surplus fund for old age pensions, message to Legis; opposed by Repubs
1940James Caan, American actor and singer (died 2022)[†]
James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
1940Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[†]
Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected U.S. House speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress, heading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. Her 20 years as a House party leader are tied with Joe Martin's as the second-longest after Sam Rayburn. Pelosi has served in the House since 1987, representing California's 11th congressional district, which includes most of San Francisco. She is the dean of California's congressional delegation.
1940Jörg Streli, Austrian architect[†]
Jörg Streli was an Austrian architect and academic teacher at the Innsbruck University. With two colleagues, as the firm Heinz & Mathoi & Streli, he built private homes in the alpine landscape of Tyrol, schools, offices and public buildings, among others. He was also president of the architecture section of the Ingenieur- und Architektenkammer für Tirol und Vorarlberg.
1940Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (born 1880)[†]
Wilhelm Robert Karl Anderson was a Russian-Estonian astrophysicist of Baltic German descent who studied the physical structure of the stars.
1940Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (born 1873)[†]
Spyridon Louis, commonly known as Spyros Louis, was a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.