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US Thunderbolts blast Ger airfields, Netherlands and Netherlands-Ger border areas; US AAF Hdqrs repts on damage to 12 fields in France in earner raids; RAF bombs Nuremberg; Berlin radio claims 87 Brit planes downed
Will work for Roosevelt re-election preferably on independent ticket
both sides sum up; Grumet denies candlesticks could have been murder weapons
wins by 425-23 vote; some members criticize demand for vote on minor question
parade; illus; Brit cheer, breaking precedent; Lt Gen Lee s, Anglo-Amer luncheon; tribute to Brit cooperation
1944Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter[†]
Pascal Danel was a French pop singer and composer best known for the hit singles “La Plage aux romantiques” (1966) and “Kilimandjaro” (1967).
1944Angus King, American politician[†]
Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent, he served from 1995 to 2003 as the 72nd governor of Maine.
1944Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)[†]
Michael Geoffrey Ralphs was an English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He was a founding member of English rock bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. Despite not being a constant member, he appeared on every studio album released by both bands. In 2011 he formed the Mick Ralphs Blues Band with musicians he had met in a jam session.
1944Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (born 1885)[†]
Mineichi Koga was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.