Fritz Wintersteller was an Austrian climber who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger, and Marcus Schmuck in 1957.

1927Howard Zieff, American director and photographer (died 2009)^[†]

Howard Burton Zieff was an American director, television commercial director, and advertising photographer.

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1927Borisav Stanković, Serbian author (born 1876)^[†]

Borisav "Bora" Stanković was a Serbian writer belonging to the school of realism. His novels and short stories depict the life of people from South Serbia. He belongs to an exceptional group of storytellers that appeared at the turn of the 20th century, Ivo Ćipiko, Petar Kočić, Milutin Uskoković, Svetolik Ranković, Veljko Milićević and others.

Headlines from October 21, 1927

' Thinking Machine' Does Higher Mathematics; Solves Equations That Take Humans Months

Treadway Believes 'Choose' Was Synonym for 'Prefer'

Eric Palmer Jr.'s Radio License Suspended; Admiral Bullard Sends Him Kindly Advice

Wife and Foster Daughter Slain in Brooklyn; Drunken Man Gives Four Versions of Crime

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