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Einstein tells of advance in perfecting theory; s at meeting of Prussian Acad of Science
Rejects plan for 57th St bridge, N Y C
Italo-Vatican controversy
Dist Atty Edwards says she was murdered; father, F W Wyman, questioned
Hofstadter legis com starts inquiry into Ct of General Sessions; N Vlodinger questioned on money-lending activities; C M Acuna testifies in investigation of Women's Ct, Bklyn
1931Bryan Cartledge, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia[ā ]
Sir Bryan Cartledge, is a former British diplomat and academic.
1931JoĆ£o Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019)[ā ]
JoĆ£o Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as "O Mito" . In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It also won Best Jazz Instrumental Album ā Individual or Group and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Gilberto's Amoroso was nominated for a Grammy in 1978 in the category Best Jazz Vocal Performance. In 2001 he won in the Best World Music Album category with JoĆ£o voz e violĆ£o.