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Northwest African Air Force raids Sardinia; Brit planes score; various raids described; map
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Jeffers cites needs, s to State Govts Council
RAF mines Ger waters
de Valera party loses Dail Eireann majority in final election returns; de Valera expected to continue in power through deal with minor parties; no foreign policy change seen; W T Cosgrave's United Ireland party loses seats; gains by other parties listed
1943Georgie Fame, English singer, pianist, and keyboard player[†]
Georgie Fame is an English R&B and jazz musician. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still performing, often working with contemporaries such as Alan Price, Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the only British music act to have achieved three UK No. 1 hits with his only top 10 chart entries: "Yeh, Yeh" in 1964, "Get Away" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1968.
1943Warren Farrell, American author and educator[†]
Warren Thomas Farrell is an American author, educator, and activist best known for his writings on gender, particularly men’s issues. Initially active in the second wave feminist movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Farrell was a board member of the National Organization for Women in New York City and authored The Liberated Man (1974), which explored how traditional gender roles constrained both men and women. He obtained his doctorate in political science on the topic in 1974. His role-reversal workshops in the 1970s and early 1980s brought him mainstream attention. Over time, he grew critical of feminism and shifted his focus toward highlighting the disadvantages and challenges faced by men.
1943Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868)[†]
Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.