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civilians describe raid on London suburb
Turkish Premier Saydam conf with Greek Min
On Japanese control of Shanghai Internatl Settlement defense secs
RAF bombs Ital troops moving toward Berbera and in Jugargan Pass
meets parents, Rushville
1940Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 2006)[†]
Eduardo Mignogna was an Argentine film director and screenwriter.
1940Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician[†]
Barry John Sheerman is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huddersfield, previously Huddersfield East, for 45 years from 1979 to 2024. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, he is one of the longest serving MPs in recent history.
1940Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (born 1911)[†]
William Meade Lindsley Fiske III was an American combat fighter pilot and Olympic bobsledder. At the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics, Fiske won gold as driver for the US bobsledding team, also acting as the American Olympic flagbearer in 1932.