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Carey ousted for stand; A J Fitzgerald elected pres; Carey urged to continue as CIO natl sec
Files minority rept on defense tax bill, Sen
Berlin hit in night raid by heaviest RAF bombers; Frankfort, Mannheim, Ostend and Dunkerque bombed; 9 RAF planes lost
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1941Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic[â ]
Marilena de Souza Chaui is a Brazilian philosopher and Professor of Modern Philosophy in the University of SĂŁo Paulo. She is a scholar of Baruch Spinoza and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Chaui is one of the founding members of Workers' Party and an assiduous critic of the capitalist model.
1941Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster[â ]
Kenneth Smith Harrelson, nicknamed "the Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, is an American former professional baseball player and television announcer. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1971 as a first baseman and outfielder, and he subsequently spent 33 years as a play-by-play broadcast announcer for the Chicago White Sox. In December 2019, Harrelson was named the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually to one broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball".
1941Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach[â ]
Ramesh Kumar Sethi is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup.
1941Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh[â ]
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian former police officer and statesman from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to 4 November 2004. Also served as Governor of Andhra Pradesh prior served as central minister.
1941World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USSÂ Greer.[â ]
USS Greer (DDâ145) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, the first ship named for Rear Admiral James A. Greer (1833â1904). In what became known as the "Greer incident," she became the first US Navy ship to fire on a German ship, three months before the United States officially entered World War II. The incident led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue what became known as his "shoot-on-sight" order. Roosevelt publicly confirmed the "shoot on sight" order on 11 September 1941, effectively declaring naval war against Germany and Italy in the Battle of the Atlantic.