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Brit 8th Army gains 17 mi on Adriatic
LaGuardia urges evictions postponement until OPA clarifies order, radio s
NY Archdiocese Union Polo Grounds patriotic service; Abp Spellman s; text; illus
Request for LaGuardia aid on restaurant butter plan cited
AP poll of Sens stand on Fulbright plan; tabulation
1943H. Rap Brown, American activist[†]
Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, is an American Muslim cleric who was the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s. Best known as H. Rap Brown, he served as the Black Panther Party's minister of justice during a short-lived alliance between SNCC and the Black Panther Party.
1943Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (died 2023)[†]
Owen Keir Davidson was an Australian professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.
1943Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012)[†]
Karl-Gustav Kaisla was a Finnish ice hockey referee. He officiated in three World Championships and in one Olympic Tournament.
1943Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer[†]
Dietmar Mürdter is a former professional German footballer.
1943Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)[†]
James Francis Williams was an American professional baseball infielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1966 and 1967 and managed the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Houston Astros.
1943Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (born 1906)[†]
Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz was a Polish second Lieutenant of the National Armed Forces and intelligence agent. The daughter of Bolesław Morzycki and Władysława Zakrzewska and the sister of Jerzy, she was also a polyglot who spoke seven languages: Polish, French, English, Persian, Finnish, German and Russian.