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Dept of Labor and immigration officials wait on each other's action; she says she won't leave or return to Island; rehearses for play and is scheduled for s
Announces gift of $1,000 for Gov Smith carillon in tower of City Hall
Arrested on charge of filing false income tax report for 1922
1926Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist and academic (died 2019)[â ]
Henri de Contenson was a French archaeologist and a researcher at the CNRS, The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, a research organization funded by France's Ministry of Research.
1926Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, French businessman, soldier and racing driver (died 2018)[â ]
Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma was a French Prince, businessman, soldier and racing car driver, who was a member of the deposed sovereign royal and ducal House of Bourbon-Parma.
1926Richard DeVos, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (died 2018)[â ]
Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel, and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. In 2012, Forbes magazine listed him as the 60th wealthiest person in the United States, and the 205th richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $5.1 billion.
1926Pascual PĂ©rez, Argentinian boxer (died 1977)[â ]
Pascual NicolĂĄs PĂ©rez was an Argentine flyweight boxer. PĂ©rez was born in Tupungato in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, he went on to make history by becoming Argentina's first world boxing champion.
1926Don Rendell, English saxophonist and flute player (died 2015)[â ]
Donald Percy Rendell was an English jazz musician and arranger. Mainly active as a tenor saxophonist, he also played soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet.