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on Sen com proposal to bar aliens from population enumeration for Cong representation
Argentine reaction
F D Roosevelt estate asks for ruling on his status as serviceman at time of death; issue involves payment of '45 taxes
United Parents Assn pres Mrs R Shapiro urges special appropriation, NYS budget hearing
NY Bd of Trade assails O'Dwyer action; cites losses; O'Dwyer blames move on ODT
1946Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (died 2003)[†]
Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide.
1946Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2003)[†]
Gregory Oliver Hines was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004).
1946The Bank of England is nationalized.[†]
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one of the bankers for the government of the United Kingdom, it is the world's second oldest central bank.