Cesária Évora GCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music has received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cize, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.

1941János Konrád, Hungarian water polo player and swimmer (died 2014)^[†]

János Konrád was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

1941Harrison Page, American actor^[†]

Harrison Page is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including Sledge Hammer!, Cold Case, JAG, ER, Ally McBeal, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Melrose Place, Quantum Leap, The Wonder Years, 21 Jump Street, Midnight Caller, Murder, She Wrote, Fame, Gimme a Break!, Benson, Hill Street Blues, Webster, The Dukes of Hazzard, Kung Fu, Kojak, Mannix, Soap, Bonanza, and Columbo.

Headlines from August 27, 1941

PROTEST ANSWERED; Molotoff Informs Envoy That Interference Will Be 'Unfriendly'

2-Inch Rain Ties Up Subways, Lightning Hits Traffic Lights; Water Rises Above Sidewalk, Floods Cellars, Drenches Thousands -- Bolt Strikes Gas Main, Causing 100-Foot Flames

OIL INQUIRY VOTED BY SENATE GROUP; President Predicts Easing of Shortage by Spring -- OPACS Works on Price Program

Tokyo Threat Reported; JAPANESE WARNED NOT TO HALT SHIPS

PRESIDENT CALLS LEASE AID TALES VICIOUS LYING; Organized Campaign Spreads Falsehoods on Way British Use Funds, He Asserts

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