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London qrs hint Churchill in announced broadcast may urge Itals to overthrow Mussolini
1940Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan (died 2021)[†]
Mamnoon Hussain was a Pakistani politician, industrialist and statesman who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. He also served as the governor of Sindh from June 1999 until being deposed in a coup d'état in October 1999, when the federal and all provincial governments were overthrown by Pervez Musharraf.
1940Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane, and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2024 has continued for 55 years. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 54 on its list of "100 Greatest Guitarists". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Jefferson Airplane.
1940Robert Labine, Canadian politician (died 2021)[†]
Robert "Bob" Labine was a politician in Gatineau, Quebec. He was best known for being mayor of the former city of Gatineau between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1999 and 2001.
1940Jeanie Lambe, Scottish jazz singer (died 2020)[†]
Jeanie Lambe was a Scottish jazz singer. She was married to jazz tenor saxophonist Danny Moss.
1940Kevin Longbottom, Australian rugby league player (died 1986)[†]
Kevin Longbottom was an Aboriginal Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. Longbottom was known by the nickname "Lummy" and was renowned for his long-range goal kicking, sometimes even kicking goals from further than the halfway line. A large, barrel-chested man, he won a premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1967, and played on the 1965 team that were runners up. He played Fullback for most of his career.
1940Eugene Record, American soul singer-songwriter (died 2005)[†]
Eugene Booker Record was an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites. He had international hits with "Oh Girl," "Have You Seen Her," "Soulful Strut," and "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People". His writing contributions earned him a Grammy Award.