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Willkie challenges Roosevelt pledge to avoid war; text
Roosevelt tour plans
London fog and smoke foils German planes; Liverpool, Wales, southwest Eng bombed; Brit rept 6 Brit, 3 German planes downed; damage to Middle Temple disclosed; Brit list bldgs hit; German rept on raids
Farley to back Dem candidates
scores Roosevelt
1940Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2009)[â ]
Eleanor Louise Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", "Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas ", "Hanky Panky", "Chapel of Love", "Leader of the Pack", and "River Deep â Mountain High", among others.
1940Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector[â ]
Jane Holzer, is an American art collector and real estate investor. She is best known as a Warhol superstar, and she also worked as a model, actress, and film producer. Nicknamed Baby Jane Holzer, she appeared on the cover of British Vogue in 1964, and she was referred to as one of the "fashion revolutionaries" by Women's Wear Daily in 1966.
1940PelĂ©, Brazilian footballer and actor (died 2022)[â ]
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century, alongside Diego Maradona.
1940Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco meet at Hendaye to discuss the possibility of Spain entering the Second World War.[â ]
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi period from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of FĂŒhrer und Reichskanzler in 1934. His invasion of Poland on 1Â September 1939 marked the outbreak of the Second World War. Throughout his leadership in the ensuing conflict, he was closely involved in the direction of German military operations and the perpetration of the Holocaustâthe genocide of about six million Jews and millions of other victims.