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Loscalzo, (Mrs) A: home; burglar suspect captured by 2 youths; R Suchinolfi held
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1947Patricia Bennett, American singer[†]
The Chiffons were an American girl group originating from the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in 1960.
1947Florian Schneider, German singer and drummer (died 2020)[†]
Florian Schneider-Esleben was a German musician. He is best known as one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the band until his departure in 2008.
1947Michèle Torr, French singer and author[†]
Michèle Torr is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.
1947Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (born 1863)[†]
Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism. In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission mechanism that would be used in the Ford Model T and other automobiles.