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RAF bombs Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mannheim, Antwerp, Boulogne and other points; U S observers flying over Cologne see no indus or bridge damage
Plymouth, Mass, pageant; illus
To offer bill for Labor Dept defense industries conciliation office
E Boudinot home to be dedicated as Boxwood Hall Museum
2 Ital, 1 Brit plane downed
1940Denny Doherty, Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor (died 2007)[†]
Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty was a Canadian singer, songwriter and musician. A tenor, he was a founding member of the 1960s musical group the Mamas & the Papas for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
1940Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (died 2013)[†]
Óscar Manuel Espinosa Chepe was a Cuban economist and dissident. He was one of approximately 75 dissidents arrested, tried and convicted in 2003 as part of a crackdown by the Cuban government nicknamed the "Black Spring". He was given a twenty-year sentence on a charge of "activities against the integrity and sovereignty of the State", causing Amnesty International to declare him as a prisoner of conscience.
1940Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer (died 2025)[†]
Charles Frank Mangione was an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap, achieving international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". He released more than 30 albums, beginning in the 1960s. He also appeared in various television shows, including a recurring role on King of the Hill.
1940Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge[†]
Dame Janet Hilary Smith,, styled The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Smith, is an English barrister and former High Court Judge and President of the Council of The Inns of Court. She was the judge who prepared The Shipman Inquiry and the Dame Janet Smith Review,.
1940Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic[†]
Henry Tzu-Yow Yang is an American mechanical engineer who served as the 5th chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara from June 1994 to July 2025. With more than 31 years in office, he is the longest-serving chancellor in the history of the University of California. After leaving the chancellor's office, Yang continues to serve as distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at the UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering.