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USSR forces capture prisoners and war material, Kalinin area; other drives pushed; U S-built planes score, Moscow area; Germans claim initiative, Donets and Crimean areas; illus
Jap shore batteries shell Manila Bay forts
conf with Brett and Adm Leary
1942Michael Haneke, Austrian director, producer and screenwriter[†]
Michael Haneke is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, German, and English and has worked in television and theatre. He also teaches film direction at the Film Academy Vienna.
1942Jimmy Miller, American record producer and musician (died 1994)[†]
Jimmy Miller was an American record producer and musician. While he produced albums for dozens of different bands and artists, he is known primarily for his work with several key musical acts of the 1960s and 1970s.
1942Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian, scholar and activist (died 1980)[†]
Walter Anthony Rodney was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. He was assassinated in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1980.