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November 4, 1930

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Notable Births

James E. Brewton

1930James E. Brewton, American painter (died 1967)[โ€ ]

James Edward Brewton was an American painter and printmaker who synthesized expressionism, graffiti and Pataphysics.

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

1930Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (died 2015)[โ€ ]

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, was an Indian clinical pharmacologist, medical academic and health planner, who headed the National Committee for formulating the policy and guidelines on drugs and clinical trials in India. He was the chairman of the joint programme of World Health Organization and Government of India on Rational Use of Drugs in India. He was the founder president of the Delhi Medical Council and the president of the Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs.

Dick Groat

1930Dick Groat, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)[โ€ ]

Richard Morrow Groat was an American professional baseball and basketball player, who was an eight-time All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series champion in Major League Baseball. He rates as one of the most accomplished two-sport athletes in American sports history, a college All-America in baseball and basketball as well as one of only 13 to play both at the professional level.

1930Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (died 2012)[โ€ ]

Frank J. Prial was a journalist and author, and the wine columnist for The New York Times for 25 years, writing the weekly "Wine Talk" column largely since 1972 until his retirement in 2004.

Notable Deaths

Akiyama Yoshifuru

1930Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (born 1859)[โ€ ]

Akiyama Yoshifuru was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and was considered the father of modern Japanese cavalry. He was the older brother of Vice Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki.

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