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Tojo urges govt officials to greater war effort, s to new officials
Allied submarine sinks Jap steamer, Tsushima Strait; more than 500 persons lost
US Sens hear estimate, reptdly made by MacArthur and Chennault, of number of US lives that might be saved by Allied use of bases
1943Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter[†]
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations.
1943R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer[†]
Robert Lawrence Stine is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. The series spawned a media franchise including two television series, a video game series, a comic series, and two feature films. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature".
1943World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.[†]
The Kallikratis executions refer to the mass execution, by German Army and Greek collaborationist paramilitary forces, of some 30 mostly male civilians of Kallikratis, in southwest Crete, on 8 October 1943. Kallikratis was declared a martyred village in October 2018.