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denied by Mrs J P Marquand
Dem leaders fear Berle action may split party; Repub clubs in 2 Assembly dists back LaGuardia
French admit Col P Collet with 200 men leaves Syrian Army to join Brit-Free French forces, Trans-Jordan
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G E Browne and W Bioff, Internatl Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes v p and agent, respectively, indicted for extortion from 4 major film cos on threat of fomenting strikes; Bioff denies charge; pors
1941Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate[†]
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 68-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.
1941Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018)[†]
Patricia Lesley Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, PC, DL was a historian and a Labour member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom.
1941Lancelot Holland, English admiral (born 1887)[†]
Vice-Admiral Lancelot Ernest Holland, was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the British force in the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941 against the German battleship Bismarck. Holland was lost when he stayed at his post during the sinking of HMS Hood.
1941World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.