Radio Leader Aids AEF In Communications Post
Date: 28 April 1944
Col D Sarnoff apptd AEF Pub Relations Office communications branch special consultant
Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire Birthday, Date of Birth
Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, (also known as "Stoker"; born 27 April 1944), is an English peer. He is the only surviving son of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, and his wife, Deborah Mitford. He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004. Before his succession, he was styled Earl of Burlington from 1944 until 1950 and Marquess of Hartington between 1950 and 2004. His immediate family are owner-occupiers of Chatsworth House with an estimated net worth of £910 million, and own large estates in Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and Ireland.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Thursday, April 27, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Age
- 81
- Star Sign
- ♉
The April 27, 1944 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 117 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 81 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, April 27, 2025, 189 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, April 27, 2026, in 175 days. You have lived for 29,774 days, or about 714,578 hours, or about 42,874,724 minutes, or about 2,572,483,440 seconds.
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27th of April 1944 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 27, 1944
FM RADIO EXTOLLED BEFORE PUBLISHERS; Experts in Field Predict Big Increase in Its Use After Close of the War
Date: 28 April 1944
Maj E H Armstrong on FM development urges publishers to enter field for wider service to communities; Dr W R G Baker on tech advantages
ARNOLD PRAISES FILM; Commends Paramount for Wide Distribution of 'Memphis Belle'
Date: 27 April 1944
Gen H H Arnold commends Paramount Pictures for production
POLISH WOMEN'S PAPER; Their Work Aids Underground Movement Against Foe
Date: 27 April 1944
United Nations Information Office reveals women of Polish underground have published newspaper Zywia for 18 mos
Forged Leaflets Dropped To Sow Strife in Denmark
Date: 28 April 1944
By Reuter
planes with Brit markings drop fake leaflets urging Danes to accept temporary occupation by USSR or US Negro troops after liberation
New American Radio in Britain Will Broadcast to Europe Daily; Absie, Starting Sunday, Will 'Project the American Point of View,' According to OWI -- Use in Invasion Foreseen
Date: 27 April 1944
By DAVID ANDERSONBy Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
David Wireless
new Amer Broadcasting Station in Eur (ABSIE) to broadcast orders
CHINA TO FIGHT ON, OFFICIAL PROMISES; Chang, Cabinet's Spokesman, Stresses She Is Not Entirely Dependent on Allies
Date: 27 April 1944
By BROOKS ATKINSONBy Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Brooks Wireless
on China's role in war