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For the first time in the nation's peace time history, groups of men will start compulsory military training today in camps throughout the country. A total of 18,700 will report for duty today and by the end of June 789,000 will be under arms.
Reveals Hungarian freighter sinking by U-boat
War effects discussed
Greeks drive on Argyrokastron and Porto Edda
N Y C and New Eng further induction plans
1940Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronaut (died 1995)[†]
Reinhard Alfred Furrer was a German physicist and astronaut.
1940Joe Gibbs, American football coach and auto racing executive[†]
Joe Jackson Gibbs is a former football coach and an American auto racing team owner. He served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992 and then 2004 to 2007, leading them to nine playoff appearances, five NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl wins over 16 seasons.
1940Karl Offmann, Mauritian politician, 3rd President of Mauritius (died 2022)[†]
Karl Auguste Offmann was a Mauritian politician who briefly served as the president of Mauritius from 2002 to 2003.
1940Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal[†]
Shyamal Kumar Sen is an Indian jurist who served as a chief justice of the Allahabad High Court and also as a Governor of West Bengal. He was appointed governor in May 1999 following the resignation of A R Kidwai and served until December 1999.
1940Percy Sledge, American singer (died 2015)[†]
Percy Tyrone Sledge was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, gold-certified disc from the RIAA.