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April 29, 1925

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Notable Births

John Compton

1925John Compton, Saint Lucian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (died 2007)[†]

Sir John George Melvin Compton, was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from 1964 to 1979, Compton served as prime minister three times: briefly in 1979, again from 1982 to 1996, and from 2006 until his death in 2007. He cofounded the conservative United Workers Party (UWP) in 1964; he led the party until 1996, again from 1998 to 2000, and again from 2005 to 2007.

1925Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (died 2007)[†]

Iwao Takamoto was a Japanese-American animator, character designer, television producer, and film director. After his family had been sent to the California internment camps in the early 1940s, Takamoto learned to draw, presented his sketchbook to Walt Disney Animation Studios and was hired on the spot.

Notable Deaths

Ralph Delahaye Paine

1925Ralph Delahaye Paine, American journalist and author (born 1871)[†]

Ralph Delahaye Paine was an American journalist and author popular in the early 20th century. Later, he held both elected and appointed government offices.