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Brit capture Jarabub, Libya; rept retaking Hargeisa, Brit Somaliland; Itals lose in Cheren counter-attack; Rome claims Itals continue to hold Cheren positions
Dykstra to resign as draft dir
J J Bambrick indicted for $10,000 theft from Local 32-B involving forgery and conspiracy; released on ball; por
bill approved by Sen subcom; Sens Nye and Brooks fail to get amt cut; Knudsen testifies; insists full amt can be spent
1941Billy Collins, American poet[†]
William James Collins is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He was a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, retiring in 2016. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library (1992) and selected as the New York State Poet for 2004 through 2006. In 2016, Collins was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. As of 2020, he is a teacher in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton.
1941Jeremy Clyde, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Michael Jeremy Thomas Clyde is an English actor and musician. During the 1960s, he was one-half of the folk duo Chad & Jeremy. Their first song was the 1963 hit "Yesterday’s Gone". The duo became more successful in America than in their native country. Clyde has enjoyed a long television acting career, often playing upper-middle class or aristocratic characters.
1941Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (died 2019)[†]
Bruno Ganz was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, Theo Angelopoulos and Wim Wenders, earning widespread recognition with his roles as Jonathan Zimmerman in The American Friend (1977), Jonathan Harker in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and Damiel the Angel in Wings of Desire (1987).
1941Cassam Uteem, Mauritian politician, 2nd President of Mauritius[†]
Cassam Uteem is a Mauritian political figure who served as the second president of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 February 2002. He is the longest serving president of Mauritius.