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NYC transit and vending machine circles urge minting of 8c coin in case of fare rise
Becomes Conn Gov
1948Mel Galley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)[â ]
Melville John Galley was an English guitarist, best known for his work with Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena.
1948Peggy March, American singer-songwriter[â ]
Peggy March is an American pop singer. In the United States, she is primarily known for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him". Although she is sometimes remembered as a one-hit wonder, she continued to have success in Europe well into the 1970s.
1948Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (died 2020)[â ]
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the spiritual head of the United Synagogue, the largest synagogue body in the United Kingdom, he was the Chief Rabbi of those Orthodox synagogues but was not recognized as the religious authority for the Haredi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations or for the progressive movements such as Conservative, Reform, and Liberal Judaism. As Chief Rabbi, he formally carried the title of Av Beit Din (head) of the London Beth Din. At the time of his death, he was the Chief Rabbi Emeritus.
1948Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (born 1889)[â ]
Hulusi Behçet was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as Behçet's disease. His portrait was depicted on a former Turkish postcard stamp.