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14 Agrarian party members pledge support to Fatherland Front Govt; rept from Turkey says Opposition leaders are being moved to northern Bulgaria
Fund seen sanctioning French franc devaluation
1947Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1997)[†]
Glen Edward Buxton was an American guitarist who played lead guitar for the rock band Alice Cooper. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 90 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In 2011, Buxton was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the original Alice Cooper band.
1947Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese President and commander (died 1982)[†]
Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.
1947Greg Lake, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)[†]
Gregory Stuart Lake was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).
1947Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)[†]
David Allen Loggins was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his 1974 hit single "Please Come to Boston" as well as his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do".