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July 28, 1941

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Notable Births

1941Bill Crider, American author (died 2018)[โ€ ]

Bill Crider was an American author of crime fiction among other work.

Riccardo Muti

1941Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator[โ€ ]

Riccardo Muti is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was named Music Director Emeritus in Chicago in 2023.

Susan Roces

1941Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Susan Roces was a Filipino actress. She rose to fame in mid-1950s and became the biggest box-office star of the 1960s. Known for playing wholesome and sweet characters in romantic comedies and musicals during her youth, she dabbled into horror and drama in the succeeding decades. She was dubbed the "Queen of Philippine Movies" and appeared in more than 130 films throughout her career that spanned over six decades.

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MOSCOW CONFIDENT; 'Blitzkrieg Is Washout,' Says Vice Commissar of Foreign Affairs

By Daniel T. Brigham

Germans continue thrust in Zhitomir and Smolensk areas; no major battles reptd in Bessarabian and Leningrad sectors; Lozovsky on German Blitzkrieg; USSR forces rept progress in encircling movement to close 3 gaps in Stalin Line pierced by Germans, Dorogobuzh to Soloveva; German pressure on Ushomir line guarding Kiev continued; German tank unit encircled, Dernovichi; USSR repts Bessarabian gains; claims it foiled German plans to seize key airports around Moscow; German air raid attempt on Moscow unsuccessful

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