Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the past 50 years.

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1941Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862)^[†]

Marcel Prévost was a French author and dramatist.

Headlines from April 8, 1941

Hungary Reported Invaded; BOTH SIDES MAKE GAINS AS WARFARE IN THE BALKANS GETS INTO STRIDE YUGOSLAV DRIVE ON; SCUTARI CAPTURED

YUGOSLAV DRIVE ON; Italians Resist in Hills Northeast of Scutari -- Nazi Aid Rushed FASCISTI ABANDON ZARA Attack From Bulgaria on Nish Reported Repulsed -- Hungary Said to Have Been Invaded

Greeks Counter-Attack; THE STRUMA VALLEY WAR PATH: WHERE GERMAN ATTACK MEETS GREEK DEFENSE THRACE EVACUATED AS NAZIS REACH SEA

Break Held Inevitable; LONDON RECALLS BUDAPEST ENVOY

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