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Art by Prof F Petrie quoted from London Times telling of successive Egyptian civilizations discovered by work of British School of Archaelolgy in Egypt
Federal Trade Comm in report urges more competition in anthracite field for adequate supply at reasonable cost, and opposed price control
W 50th St, 429, tenement, 1 death, other rescues
2 trucks ready with squads for fires, wrecks and riots
1925Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (died 2002)[â ]
Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM was an Australian character and comic actress, comedian and author. Her career encompassed all genres, including radio, theatre, television, and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespearean roles.
1925Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (died 2007)[â ]
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. was an American television show host and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. Griffin also created several game shows, including Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, through his production companies, Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment.
1925Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)[â ]
William John Clifton Haley was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". Haley has sold over 60 million records worldwide. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1925Gazi YaĆargil, Turkish neurosurgeon and academic (died 2025)[â ]
Mahmut Gazi YaĆargil was a Turkish-Swiss medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He collaborated with Raymond M. P. Donaghy M.D at the University of Vermont in developing microneurosurgery. YaĆargil treated epilepsy and brain tumours with instruments of his own design. From 1953 until his retirement in 1993, he was first resident, chief resident and then professor and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Zurich and the Zurich University Hospital. In 1999, he was honored as "Neurosurgeryâs Man of the Century 1950â1999" at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. He was a founding member of Eurasian Academy.