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ODT orders 2 extra all-coach trains dally for 30 days with warning on space lack; Ky Derby ticket sales restricted to Louisville and vicinity; Brig Gen Young comment
US fliers bomb Pas-de-Calais and other northern France targets; destroy only Ger fighter met; rept on Augusburg damage in RAF Feb 25 raid
Bklyn, Manhattan and Bronx rallies; Bklyn quota cited; Vassar Coll opens drive; Madison Sq Garden rally plans
1944Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (died 2013)[†]
Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina was an American actor and Chicago police detective. Known for his roles as mobsters or police officers, his involvement in the entertainment industry began through his association with filmmaker Michael Mann, who employed Farina as an actor and technical advisor. After supporting parts in Mann's films Thief (1981) and Manhunter (1986), he was cast in the lead role of Lieutenant Mike Torello on the NBC television series Crime Story, produced by Mann.
1944Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic[†]
Nicholas Arthur Frayling KStJ is a British Church of England priest. From September 2002 to February 2014, he served as the Dean of Chichester.
1944Phyllis Frelich, American actress (died 2014)[†]
Phyllis Annetta Frelich was a deaf American actress. She was the first deaf actor to win a Tony Award.
1944Steve Mingori, American baseball player (died 2008)[†]
Steven Bernard Mingori was an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1970–1973) and Kansas City Royals (1973–1979).
1944Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator[†]
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series.
1944Lennart Svedberg, Swedish ice hockey player (died 1972).[†]
Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Svedberg was named best defenceman at the 1970 World Championships.
1944Saeed Poursamimi, Iranian actor[†]
Saeed Poursamimi is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh for Best Supporting Actor, making him the only actor to have three wins in that category. Poursamimi is best known as the master of supporting roles in Iran.
1944Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Finnish lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd President of Finland (born 1861)[†]
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad was the third president of Finland from 1931 to 1937. Serving as a lawyer, judge, and politician in the Grand Duchy of Finland, which was at that time an autonomous state under the Russian Empire's rule, Svinhufvud played a major role in the movement for Finnish independence. He was the one who presented the Declaration of Independence to the Parliament.
1944The Admiralty Islands are invaded in Operation Brewer, led by American general Douglas MacArthur, in World War II.[†]
The Admiralty Islands are an archipelago group of 40 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island.