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April 24, 1944

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REVOLT ON 3 SHIPS CRUSHED BY GREEKS; Clash Bares Demand, Laid to Officers and Leftists, for Ouster of Late Regime Greeks Crush Revolt on 3 Ships; Demand for New Regime Is Bared

By C.l. Sulzbergerby Wireless To the New York Times

alleged leftist crews revolt against govt on 3 ships, Alexandria harbor, reptd; officers board ships to take over commands as ordered by Vice Adm Voulgaris; fighting and casualties reptd; revolt reptd caused by arrest of officers who demanded Tsouderos Cabinet resignation; destroyer Ierax and corvettes Apostolis and Sachtouris reptd culprits; Brit communique text; all fighting reptd done by personnel loyal to Greek Govt; Brit warship watches fighting; confused pol situation discussed; revolt begun Ap 6; incidents leading up to revolt described; rebels seize cruiser Averoff; rival groups demand for active pol role precipitated Tsouderos Cabinet fall

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Notable Births

1944Peter Cresswell, English judge[†]

Sir Peter John Cresswell, DL was an English High Court judge, and a judge of the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre.

1944Maarja Nummert, Estonian architect[†]

Maarja Nummert was an Estonian architect who designed a number of school buildings.

Tony Visconti

1944Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer[†]

Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's "Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of many hits in collaboration with Marc Bolan. Visconti's lengthiest involvement was with David Bowie: intermittently from the production and arrangement of Bowie's 1968 single "In the Heat of the Morning" / "London Bye Ta-Ta" to his final album Blackstar in 2016, Visconti produced and occasionally performed on many of Bowie's albums. Visconti's work on Blackstar was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and his production of Angelique Kidjo's Djin Djin received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.

Notable Deaths

1944Charles Jordan, American magician (born 1888)[†]

Charles Thorton Jordan was an American magician.

Historical Events

World War II

1944World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.