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RAF bombs Cologne in 1,000-ton raid; loses 8 planes; raids St Omer airfield and other targets, northern France; comment on new strategy of repeated attacks on Ger indus centers; value in preventing repairs and shattering morale cited; US rept on damage to Wilhelmshaven naval base in June 11 raid
attacks Ger shipping along French coast
new A-36 fighter-bomber discussed
USSR forces stiffen; repel heavy attacks, Orel-Kursk areas; Axis losses soar; no further progress in Belgorod area reptd; both sides admit intense fighting
Refuses to testify or deliver data, FCC inquiry
1943Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (died 1993)[†]
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles. Ashe was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only Black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980.
1943Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambian politician[†]
Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika is a Zambian politician who has served as Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America. She presented her credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush on 26 February 2003.
1943Jerry Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)[†]
Jerry Miller was an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He was also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues to perform occasionally. Rolling Stone included Miller at number 68 on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and Moby Grape's album Moby Grape at number 124 on their 2012 list of 500 greatest albums of all time. Miller's longtime guitar was a Gibson L-5 CES Florentine guitar which he called "Beulah".
1943World War II: Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins.[†]
The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which Allied forces invaded the Italian island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis forces defended by the Italian 6th Army and the German XIV Panzer Corps. It paved the way for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy and initiated the Italian campaign that ultimately removed Italy from the war.