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T Thors, 1st Min to U S, hails U S-Icelandic ties; Thors and Hull sign pact for U S to underwrite Brit obligations to Iceland
Baruch backs parity but opposes high demands
Berne sources hold Petain's position uncertain in Weygand affair; Darlan reptd leading new concessions movement; mav meet with Goering; made interim Colonial Min; gets new powers under Natl Defense Ministry
USSR forces stem Germans at Volokolamsk and Rostov; Germans reptd gaining near Moscow; Mozhaisk situation improved for USSR; Brit tanks in action, Rostov sector; London sees serious threat, Tula area
11 pickets wounded in shooting
1941Tom Conti, Scottish actor and director[†]
Tommaso Antonio Conti is a Scottish actor. Conti has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
1941Jacques Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Joseph Jacques Hughes Laperrière is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Laperrière played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1962 until 1974, winning six Stanley Cups on his way to induction in the Hall of Fame. As a coach, he was a member of two Stanley Cup-winning staffs. He is the father of NHL hockey player Daniel Laperrière and of AHL coach Martin Laperrière.
1941Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (died 1996)[†]
Terry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 US top-10 hit "Suspicion" and the 1973 country music hit "Amarillo by Morning". Stafford was also known for his Elvis Presley sound-alike voice.
1941Jesse Colin Young, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2025)[†]
Perry Miller, known professionally as Jesse Colin Young, was an American singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods. After their dissolution in 1972, Young embarked on a solo career, releasing a series of albums through Warner Bros. Records, including Song for Juli (1973), Light Shine (1974), Songbird (1975), and the live album On the Road (1976). Young continued to release music in the 1980s with Elektra Records and Cypress Records, before deciding to release music through his personal label, Ridgetop Music, in 1993. After the Mount Vision Fire in 1995, Young relocated with his family to a coffee plantation in Hawaii, periodically releasing music. Young was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease in 2012, and decided to retire from music. He began performing again in 2016 with his son Tristan, releasing a new album Dreamers in 2019 through BMG.
1941Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (born 1913)[†]
Werner Mölders was a World War II German Luftwaffe pilot, wing commander, and the leading German fighter ace in the Spanish Civil War. He became the first pilot in aviation history to shoot down 100 enemy aircraft and was highly decorated for his achievements. Mölders developed fighter tactics that led to the finger-four formation. He died in a plane crash as a passenger.