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April 23, 1943

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ALLIED RING HOLDS; Germans Lose 27 Tanks in Furious Lunge at British in North 8TH ARMY PUSHES 3 MILES Grenades and Bayonets Win Ground in Hills -- U. S. and French Patrols Busy ALLIED RING HOLDS ROMMEL'S THRUSTS

By Drew Middletonwireless To the New York Times

Brit 1st Army breaks Ger counter-attack, Medjez-el-Bab sector; Gers lose 27 tanks; 8th Army pushes 3 mi northwest of Enfidaville; Brit naval units continue gradual encirclement of Gers by sea; 1 enemy E-boat hit off Bizerte; front aerial activity continues; RAF raids Naples

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Gail Goodrich

1943Gail Goodrich, American basketball player and coach[†]

Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs. Michigan, and his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971–72 season. During that season the team won a still-record 33 consecutive games, posted what was at the time the best regular season record in NBA history, and also won the franchise's first NBA championship since relocating to Los Angeles. Goodrich was the leading scorer on that team. He is also acclaimed for leading UCLA to its first two national championships under the legendary coach John Wooden, the first in 1963–64 being a perfect 30–0 season when he played with teammate Walt Hazzard. In 1996, 17 years after his retirement from professional basketball, Goodrich was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Goodrich is the leader in highest average minutes per game played in Suns franchise history with 39.9.

Tony Esposito

1943Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2021)[†]

Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style. Tony was the younger brother of Phil Esposito, a centre. Both brothers had notable careers and are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Esposito's jersey number 35 was retired by the Blackhawks in 1988.

Frans Koppelaar

1943Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter[†]

Frans Thomas Koppelaar is a Dutch painter, who was born in The Hague, Netherlands.

Hervé Villechaize

1943HervĂ© Villechaize, French actor (died 1993)[†]

Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor. He is best known for his roles as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun and as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, on the American television series Fantasy Island that he played from 1977 to 1983. On Fantasy Island, his shout of "De plane! De plane!" became one of the show's signature phrases. He died by suicide in 1993.