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March 21, 1927

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France Moves to Maintain Peace.; BELGRADE INVITES LEAGUE INQUIRY

By Copyright, 1927, by the New York Times Company.special Cable To the New York Times

PARIS, March 20. -- France has replied to the Italian note of protest against the alleged Yugoslavian preparations for supporting the anti-Government parties in Albania by giving through her diplomatic agents plentiful advice to both parties to be moderate and calm.

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Notable Births

Halton Arp

1927Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (died 2013)[†]

Halton Christian "Chip" Arp was an American astronomer. He is remembered for his 1966 book Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, which catalogued unusual-looking galaxies and presented their images.

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

1927Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016)[†]

Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a German statesman and a member of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1969 to 1974, and as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1992, making him the longest-serving occupant of either post and the only person to have held one of these positions under two different Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1991 he was chairman of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Notable Deaths

1927Thomas Oikonomou, Greek actor (born 1864)[†]

Thomas Oikonomou was a Greek actor and one of the first modern Greek directors.