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July 28, 1943

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Guariglia Confers in Turkey

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US-Brit talks with Badoglio aides reptd; former Ital Amb to Turkey and present Foreign Min Guariglia conf with Turkish Foreign Min Menemencioglu linked; Pope conf with Cardinals also linked

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Notable Births

Mike Bloomfield

1943Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1981)[†]

Michael Bernard Bloomfield was an American blues guitarist and composer. Born in Chicago, he became one of the first popular music stars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his instrumental prowess, as he rarely sang before 1969. Respected for his guitar playing, Bloomfield knew and played with many of Chicago's blues musicians before achieving his own fame and was instrumental in popularizing blues music in the mid-1960s. In 1965, he played on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, including the single "Like a Rolling Stone", and performed with Dylan at that year's Newport Folk Festival.

Bill Bradley

1943Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician[†]

William Warren Bradley is an American politician and former professional basketball player. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a United States senator from New Jersey from 1979 to 1997 and a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the 2000 election, which he lost to Vice President Al Gore.

Richard Wright (musician)

1943Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2008)[†]

Richard William Wright was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all of their tours. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as a member of Pink Floyd.

Historical Events

Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

1943World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.[†]

The Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II included numerous attacks on civilians and civic infrastructure. As a large city and industrial centre, Hamburg's shipyards, U-boat pens, and the Hamburg-Harburg area oil refineries were attacked throughout the war.