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Gives $23,000,000 to Kresge Foundation, established in 1924 but not announced; to be devoted to philanthropic work
Prof Labbe of Academy of Medicine credits decrease in France to moving pictures and better housing
Atlantic Coast naval stations start service for aircraft, and among stations
F Malmgren, meteorologist, tells experiences; explorers begin routine cabin life; "rocky islands" seen by Ellsworth were probably rock floating on ice; Premier Mussolini lauds feat
1926Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (died 2019)[†]
Sir Edward Walter Parkes DL FREng was Vice-Chancellor of City University London from 1974 to 1978 and of the University of Leeds from 1983 to 1991.
1926Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (died 2009)[†]
Peter Zadek was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater.