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RAF bombs 2 rr stations and Tempelhof Airport, Berlin and other mil objectives
LaGuardia warns against Willkie's inexperience; text
claim 89 German, 24 Brit planes downed
lose 3 planes
Sends 1st news of Kenvil, N J, powder plant blast by radio
1940Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate[†]
Óscar Arias Sánchez is a Costa Rican lawyer, economist, and political scientist. He served as President of the Republic of Costa Rica for two non-consecutive terms: 1986–1990 and 2006–2010. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his peace plan aimed at ending the brutal civil wars that were devastating Central America. In August of that same year, his Peace Plan was endorsed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
1940Brian Brain, English cricketer (died 2023)[†]
Brian Maurice Brain was an English first-class cricketer whose career with Worcestershire and Gloucestershire stretched over more than two decades. He was capped by Worcestershire in 1966 and by Gloucestershire in 1977.
1940Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman[†]
Kerry Matthew Stokes is an Australian businessman. He holds business interests in industries including electronic and print media, property, mining and construction equipment. He is most widely known as the chairman of the Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia.