Lawrence Leo King was an American playwright, journalist, and novelist, best remembered for his 1978 Tony Award-nominated play The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which became a long-running production on Broadway and was later turned into a feature film starring Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Dolly Parton.

1929Haruo Nakajima, Japanese actor and stuntman, portrayed Godzilla from 1954 to 1972 (died 2017)^[†]

Haruo Nakajima was a Japanese actor and stuntman. A pioneer of suit acting, he is best known for playing Godzilla in 12 consecutive films, starting from the original Godzilla (1954) until Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972). Nakajima also played various other kaiju in Toho's tokusatsu films, including: Rodan (1956), Mothra (1961) and The War of the Gargantuas (1966) and also appeared in a minor roles in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954), Yojimbo, and Stray Dog.

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1929Mustafa Necati, Turkish civil servant and politician, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning (born 1894)^[†]

Mustafa Necati, also known as Mustafa Necati Uğural was a Turkish statesman in the early years of the Turkish Republic, who served as the Minister of National Education during the reform period. He died before the Turkish Surname Law was adopted and the surname Uğural is actually the surname his family members adopted after his death.

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1929The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.^[†]

West Point Grey is a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Point Grey and bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. Notable beaches within West Point Grey include Spanish Banks, Locarno and Jericho. Immediately to the south is Pacific Spirit Regional Park and to the east is Kitsilano.

Headlines from January 1, 1929

Land 2 Feet Wide Blocks $2,500,000 Building; Error in 1800 Survey Throws Title Into Court

DEAN ROBBINS QUITS IN CLASH WITH BISHOP; Resigns After Difference of Opinion on Rights of His Position at Cathedral. TRUSTEES TO ACT JAN. 8 Manning, III, Makes No Comment--Aide Asks Leave of Absence at Once. Dean's Letter of Resignation. DEAN ROBBINS QUITS POST AT CATHEDRAL

Smith Warmly Welcomes His Successor; Roosevelt Wistful at Mansion Farewell

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