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September 30, 1943

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Naples Civilians Slaughtered By Germans, Fugitives Say; NAPLES CIVILIANS REPORTED KILLED

By the Associated Press

WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY, Off Salerno, Sept. 26 (Delayed) -- The once beautiful port of Naples is now a ravaged city of horrors. Desperate German troops, ruling the tortured city by terrorism, are spreading destruction, machine-gunning women and children and forcing soldiers and civilians alike into slave labor battalions, with death for those who refuse.

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Notable Births

Johann Deisenhofer

1943Johann Deisenhofer, German-American biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate[†]

Johann Deisenhofer is a German biochemist who, along with Hartmut Michel and Robert Huber, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1988 for their determination of the first crystal structure of an integral membrane protein, a membrane-bound complex of proteins and co-factors that is essential to photosynthesis.

Marilyn McCoo

1943Marilyn McCoo, American singer[†]

Marilyn McCoo is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension as well as hosting the 1980s music television show Solid Gold.

1943Philip Moore, English organist and composer[†]

Philip John Moore is an English composer and organist.

Ian Ogilvy

1943Ian Ogilvy, English-American actor, playwright, and author[†]

Ian Raymond Ogilvy is an English actor, playwright and novelist.

Notable Deaths

Franz Oppenheimer

1943Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (born 1864)[†]

Franz Oppenheimer was a German sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.

Historical Events

United States Merchant Marine Academy

1943The United States Merchant Marine Academy is dedicated by President Roosevelt.[†]

The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York. It trains its midshipmen to serve as officers in the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the United States Armed Forces, and the transportation industry. Midshipmen are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship's administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and other subjects important to the task of running a large ship.