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Lifting of Brit censor's ban reveals sinking of Brit SS Lancastria by German and Ital planes on June 17 during Brit evacuation from France; ship was at anchor off St Nazaire; 2,500 of 5,300 lost
Argentine delegation files reservation to U S plan; offers own proposal
RAF bombs docks and plane bases in Germany; 2 Brit destroyers attack German objectives on French coast
Southern Com for Jeffersonian Democracy formed to fight New Deal
1940Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)[†]
Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter. Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away". "Drift Away" was one of the biggest hits of 1973, has sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay.
1940Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (died 2019)[†]
Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2005.
1940Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Joseph Jean-Paul Robert Rousseau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably for the Montreal Canadiens. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1962 as NHL Rookie of the Year.