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World War medals flashing on his admiral's uniform, Sir Roger Keyes, hero of the raids on Zeebrugge and Ostend, rose in the House of Commons yesterday to become the spearhead of an attack on the conduct of the...
Loudon reveals apptmt as Paymaster Gen for diplomatic service and special attaches in event of emergency
Neb: vote sets 10-yr Repub high
assails Govt's handling of campaign, Commons
Apptd Defense Commissar; made marshal; career
1940Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (died 2006)[†]
Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
1940Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice[†]
Irwin Cotler is a retired Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for Mount Royal from 1999 to 2015. He served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election in November 1999, winning 92% of votes cast.
1940Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (died 2022)[†]
Emilio Ernest Delgado was an American actor best known for his role as Luis, the Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street. He joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971 and remained until his contract was not renewed, in late 2016, as part of Sesame Workshop's retooling of the series.
1940Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1985)[†]
Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957, he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist.
1940Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]
Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. A contralto, she is best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former husband Daryl Dragon; their signature song is "Love Will Keep Us Together". Tennille also performed musical work independently of Dragon, including solo albums and session work.
1940William B. Jordan, American art historian (died 2018)[†]
William Bryan Jordan Jr. was an American art historian who facilitated acquisitions, curated exhibitions, and authored publications on Spanish artists and still life paintings, particularly from the Golden Age.