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passage over Ireland reported
Captures E Bergatto in attempt to pick his pocket
Mrs Snyder guarded, after second attack of hysteria, to prevent suicide; appeals in preparation; legal action to be taken toward appt of guardian for child, Lorraine, and for payment of life insurance policy
1927Bernard Fox, British actor (died 2016)[â ]
Bernard Lawson, better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964â1972) of which he was the last surviving adult cast member, Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965â1971), Malcolm Merriweather in The Andy Griffith Show (1963â1965), Max in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Archibald Gracie IV in the film Titanic (1997).
1927Gene Savoy, American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007)[â ]
Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy was an American explorer, author, religious leader, and theologian. He served as Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent from 1971 until his death. Rising to prominence as one of the premier explorers of Peru in the 1960s, he is best known for his claims to have discovered more than 40 lost cities in Peru and is credited with bringing to light a number of Peruâs most important archeological sites, including Vilcabamba, the last refuge of the Incas during the Spanish conquest, and Gran Pajaten, which he named but did not discover.
1927Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1887)[â ]
José Victoriano Gonzålez-Pérez , better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic genre Cubism, his works are among the movement's most distinctive.