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Ultimatum from Gen Pangalos, leader of coup d'etat in Greece
Gillis Theatre wrecked by blast from unknown source
1925Pavel Belyayev, Soviet soldier, pilot and cosmonaut (died 1970)[†]
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the historic 1965 Voskhod 2 space mission which saw the first space walk. He had been a fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft, and was the first commander of the cosmonaut corps.
1925Wolfgang Unzicker, German chess player (died 2006)[†]
Wolfgang Unzicker was one of the strongest German chess Grandmasters from 1945 to about 1970. He decided against making chess his profession, choosing law instead. Unzicker was at times the world's strongest amateur chess player, and World Champion Anatoly Karpov called him the "world champion of amateurs".
1925Jean Frydman, French resistant and businessman (died 2021)[†]
Jean Frydman was a Jewish member of the French Resistance during World War II and businessman. He received the Légion d'honneur in 2016 for his wartime efforts.