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Prof H Gaffron and Drs A H Brown and E W Fager rept discovery of 1st key substance in photosynthesis process; describe research with radioactive carbon tracer
Truman will sign bill; in statement, criticizes bill failure to give basic authority he asked in Nov 17 message; scores voluntary and conservation provisions of bill
Estimate Bd to vote funds
subways and elevated lines extend rush-hr service
Communists cut 3 rr lines leading into Peiping; advance between Kiukiang and Hankow; map
1947Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (died 2012)[†]
Richard E. Crandall was an American physicist and computer scientist who made contributions to computational number theory.
1947Ted Danson, American actor and producer[†]
Edward Bridge Danson III is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was further Emmy-nominated for the FX legal drama Damages (2007–2010) and the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020). He was the recipient of the 2025 Carol Burnett Award. Ted along with his wife Mary Steenburgen was awarded with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2025 at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
1947Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet (died 2022)[†]
Leonhard Lapin, also known under the pseudonym Albert Trapeež, was an Estonian architect, artist, architecture historian, and poet.
1947Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1998)[†]
Cozy Powell was an English drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath.
1947David Tanner, English rower and coach[†]
Sir David Whitlock Tanner CBE was the performance director for the British Rowing Team until February 2018. He has assisted the team to Olympic success from the 1984 Los Angeles games to the 2016 Rio games. This success has been paralleled by success in the World Rowing Championships.
1947Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (died 1998)[†]
Vincent Winter was a Scottish child film actor who, as an adult, continued to work in the film industry as a production manager and in other capacities. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Superman (1978), The Little Kidnappers (1953) and Superman III (1983). He died on 2 November 1998 in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK.