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RAF bombs German ships off Belgian coast; claims 16 German, 11 Brit planes downed in battles over Eng Channel; RAF bombs Rouen and Karlsruhe; Germans claim 16 Brit planes downed in Channel battles
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Roosevelt asks funds; text of lr to Speaker Rayburn; proposed expenditures itemized by Budget Dir Smith; text
N Y S elec power need reptd increased by decision to build govt-owned plant at Massena
O'Dwyer accepts Dem nomination, radio s; denies he is controlled by any pol machine or boss and assails LaGuardia Adm; backs Roosevelt defense program and foreign policies; text
1941Umberto Bossi, Italian politician[†]
Umberto Bossi is an Italian politician and former leader of Lega Nord, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padania. He is married to the Sicilian Manuela Marrone, and has four sons, of whom one was from his first wife.
1941Cass Elliot, American singer (died 1974)[†]
Ellen Naomi Cohen, known professionally by the stage name Cass Elliot, was an American singer. A member of the singing group the Mamas & the Papas (1965–68), she was also known as "Mama Cass", a name she reportedly disliked. After the group broke up, Elliot released five solo albums. She received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance for "Monday, Monday" (1967). In 1998, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her work with the Mamas & the Papas.
1941Jim Fox, English pentathlete (died 2023)[†]
Jeremy Robert "Jim" Fox OBE was a British modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.
1941Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (died 2013)[†]
Mariangela Caterina Melato, sometimes billed as Maria Angela Melato, was an Italian actress. She is most remembered for her roles in films of director Lina Wertmüller, including The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Love and Anarchy (1973), and Swept Away (1974). In cinema, she also appeared in films of Claude Chabrol, Elio Petri and Vittorio De Sica, and on stage in productions by Dario Fo, Luchino Visconti and Luca Ronconi. Her roles in English-language films include the 1980 science fiction film Flash Gordon., So Fine (1981) and Dancers (1987).