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U S rept on Jap ships sunk in Pacific since Dec 7
U S Navy repts counter-measures against U-boat activity off east coast; Roosevelt and LaGuardia comment
J E Talbot, Repub, elected Repr from 5th Cong Dist; Former Gov Baldwin predicts Repubs will carry State in Fall
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1942Freddy Breck, German singer, producer, and news anchor (died 2008)[†]
Freddy Breck was a German schlager singer, composer, record producer, and news anchor.
1942Eugène Camara, Prime Minister of Guinea (died 2019)[†]
Eugène Camara was a politician from Guinea who was briefly Prime Minister of Guinea in February 2007.
1942Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2020)[†]
Morris Mac Davis was an American songwriter, singer, performer, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist and writing for Elvis Presley during his early career, providing him with the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me". Davis also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows.
1942Han Pil-hwa, North Korean speed skater[†]
Han Pil-hwa is a female North Korean speed skater who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and in the 1972 Winter Olympics. She was the first woman to represent North Korea at the Olympics.
1942Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)[†]
Charles Edwin Hatcher , known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".
1942Michael G. Wilson, American producer and screenwriter[†]
Michael Gregg Wilson, is an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series.
1942The Jewish resistance organization, Fareynikte Partizaner Organizatsye, based in the Vilna Ghetto was established.[†]
Jewish resistance in German-occupied Europe encompassed various forms of organized underground activities undertaken by Jews against German occupational regimes in Europe during World War II. According to historian Yehuda Bauer, Jewish resistance can be defined as any action that defied Nazi laws and policies. The term is particularly associated with the Holocaust and includes a wide range of responses, from social defiance to both passive and armed resistance by Jews themselves.