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Beggendorf capture and US 1st Army front fighting described
Says USSR radio urged Warsaw patriots to action July 27-30; deplores USSR aid lack, s to NY Rotary Club
White House ruling bars Roosevelt personal appearance at rallies in NY and other cities for safety reasons; Madison Sq Garden plans dropped
Pol, radio
1944Merzak Allouache, Algerian director and screenwriter[†]
Merzak Allouache is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country.
1944Patrick Cordingley, English general[†]
Major General Patrick Anthony John Cordingley, is a retired British Army officer who commanded the 2nd Division from 1995 to 1996.
1944Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Boris Petrovich Mikhailov is a former Russian ice hockey player.
1944Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)[†]
José Carlos Pace was a Brazilian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1977. Pace won the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix with Brabham.
1944World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.[†]
The 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps, also known as Svoboda's Army, was a military formation of the Czechoslovak Army in exile fighting on the Eastern Front alongside the Soviet Red Army in World War II.