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July 23, 1941

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Headlines from July 23, 1941

CONGRESS SPEEDS ARMY EXTENSION T0 MEET AXIS STEP; Reports of Other Aggressions Cause Leaders to Order 'Rush' Legislation EMERGENCY' VOTE SOUGHT Taft Offers Alternate Plan -- Senate Committee Is Told at Hearing Peril Is Great CONGRESS SPEEDS ARMY EXTENSION

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

most Cong members reptd favoring emergency declaration; Sen non-interventionists opposed; Sen com hearing; Taft proposes compromise plan; witnesses oppose and approve legis

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Notable Births

Christopher Andrew (historian)

1941Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic[†]

Christopher Maurice Andrew, is an Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Cambridge with an interest in international relations and in particular the history of intelligence services.

Richie Evans

1941Richie Evans, American race car driver (died 1985)[†]

Richard Ernest Evans, was an American racing driver who won nine NASCAR National Modified Championships, including eight in a row from 1978 to 1985. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame lists this achievement as "one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports". Evans won virtually every major race for asphalt modifieds, most of them more than once, including winning the Race of Champions three times. Evans was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on June 14, 2011. As one of the Class of 2012, Evans was one of the Hall's first 15 inductees, and was the first Hall of Famer from outside the now NASCAR Cup Series.

Sergio Mattarella

1941Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy[†]

Sergio Mattarella is an Italian politician who has been serving as President of Italy since 2015. He is the longest-serving president in the history of the Italian Republic. Since Giorgio Napolitano's death in 2023, Mattarella has also been the only living Italian president.

Notable Deaths

George Lyman Kittredge

1941George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (born 1860)[†]

George Lyman Kittredge was a professor of English literature at Harvard University. His scholarly edition of the works of William Shakespeare was influential in the early 20th century. He was also involved in American folklore studies and was instrumental in the formation and management of the Harvard University Press. One of his better-known books concerned witchcraft in England and New England.

José Quiñones Gonzales

1941José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (born 1914)[†]

José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator who posthumously became a national hero for his actions at the Battle of Zarumilla during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941.