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1944Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (died 2012)[†]
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak was an Israeli military officer and politician. He served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, as a Member of the Knesset, and as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Tourism.
1944Frank McRae, American football player and actor (died 2021)[†]
Frank McRae was an American film and television actor and a professional football player.
1944Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic[†]
Richard Harold Smith is an Australian entrepreneur and aviator. He is the founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic and Dick Smith Foods. Smith has had a long interest in aviation and holds a number of world records in the field. A major philanthropist, he supports a number of charities and conservation efforts.
1944Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.[†]
Mount Vesuvius is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera, resulting from the collapse of an earlier, much higher structure.
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Role in Burma airborne operations noted
Proposes temporary comm creation to study anti-racial discrimination laws, message to Legis; Assemblyman Steingut, W T Andrews and H E Jack reaction cited
Sen Finance Com approves bill
Stalin order of day announces Dubno capture; other units take points in Vinnitsa and Zhmerinka drives; fighting reptd on Vinnitsa outskirts; Russians take Novoukrainka, Novo Petrovskoye and other towns in Nikolayev area; hurl back Gers around Proskurov; map
NZ infantry mops up, Cassino; Allied tanks cross Rapido, approach rr station; virtually encircle Gers, leaving one escape route; Indian units attempt Monte Cassino ascent; Gers reptd holding Cassino until Hitler line is completed; Gers fortify Gustav line near Monte Cairo; Ger bombardment casualties low because of cave and dugout shelters; returning Ger paratroops get foothold; debris slows Allies; map
House com approves plans for withholding tax receipt to serve as return on incomes under $5,000; approves short form for others, drops victory tax and combines normal and surtax rates in new scale; revises exemptions
Roosevelt stresses army need of men under 26; approval of Nelson-McNutt plan to defer key workers under 26 expected
Mediterranean-based Allied planes raid Vienna for 1st time; Bleiberg, Creil, Amiens and Michelin Rubber Co plant, Claermont-Ferrand, among other Allied targets; map; Ger losses in preceding day's raids put at 125
Sec Hull asks him to clarify Italy recognition move