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Smithsonian Inst sends out expedition to complete work of the late C D Walcott on stratigraphy of mts
Stephenson's "black boxes" in Remy's hands
Ogburn (Dr), R W, killed, 1 hurt as ambulance is hit by taxi; F Christie, taxicab driver, arrested
W Bastian injured by bears in Bronx Park Zoo, N Y C
1927Daniel Ceccaldi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2003)[†]
Daniel Ceccaldi was a French actor.
1927Midge Decter, American journalist and author (died 2022)[†]
Midge Decter was an American journalist and author. Originally a liberal, she was one of the pioneers of the neoconservative movement in the 1970s and 1980s. She was a critic of feminism and the women's liberation movement.
1927Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani politician, 10th Governor of Punjab (died 2000)[†]
Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi was a Pakistani politician who served as both Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in the 1970s. A close aid of Mr. Bhutto during his time in power, he retired from all active politics after the military coup of 1977 that ousted Bhutto's government.
1927Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (died 1982)[†]
Jean-Marie Seroney was a Kenyan human rights advocate, legislator, and an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. He was detained as a prisoner of conscience for 1,155 days.