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March 26, 1925

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Maqsood Ahmed

1925Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 1999)[โ€ ]

Maqsood Ahmed was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Test matches from 1952 to 1955. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.

Pierre Boulez

1925Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016)[โ€ ]

Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.

Vesta M. Roy

1925Vesta Roy, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (died 2002)[โ€ ]

Vesta M. Roy was an American Republican politician. She was the first woman to ever serve as the President of The New Hampshire Senate, Acting Governor, and Governor of New Hampshire. Her brief time as Governor was a complicated New Hampshire Constitutional set of events that unfolded when the sitting, post-election, outgoing governor fell ill and died just prior to the end of his term in January, 1983.

Ted Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton

1925Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician (died 2020)[โ€ ]

Thomas Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Edmonton from 1974 to 1983, and became a life peer in 1983.

Ben Mondor

1925Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (died 2010)[โ€ ]

Bernard Georges "Ben" Mondor was a Canadian-born American business executive and baseball executive, best known as the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox from 1977 until his death.

James Moody (saxophonist)

1925James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (died 2010)[โ€ ]

James Moody was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey.