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February 29, 1932

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Notable Births

Gene H. Golub

1932Gene H. Golub, American mathematician and academic (died 2007)[†]

Gene Howard Golub, was an American numerical analyst who taught at Stanford University as Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science and held a courtesy appointment in electrical engineering.

Masten Gregory

1932Masten Gregory, American race car driver (died 1985)[†]

Masten Gregory was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1957 to 1965. Nicknamed "the Kansas City Flash", Gregory won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965 with NART.

Reri Grist

1932Reri Grist, American soprano and actress[†]

Reri Grist is an American coloratura soprano, one of the pioneer African-American singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.

1932Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist (died 2025)[†]

Jaguar, pseudonym of Sérgio de Magalhães Gomes Jaguaribe, was a Brazilian cartoonist and comics artist. He achieved notoriety as one of the founders of the satirical newspaper O Pasquim in 1969, which became a symbol of opposition to the military dictatorship in Brazil. Jaguar is famous for creating the character Sig, the newspaper's mascot mouse, and for his humorous and ironic style that circumvented censorship, inspiring other journalists and cartoonists.

1932Gavin Stevens, Australian cricketer[†]

Gavin Byron Stevens is a former Australian cricketer who played in four Tests in the 1959–60 season.

Notable Deaths

Arthur Mills Lea

1932Arthur Mills Lea, Australian entomologist (born 1868)[†]

Arthur Mills Lea was an Australian entomologist.

Giuseppe Vitali

1932Giuseppe Vitali, Italian mathematician (born 1875)[†]

Giuseppe Vitali was an Italian mathematician who worked in several branches of mathematical analysis. He gives his name to several entities in mathematics, most notably the Vitali set with which he was the first to give an example of a non-measurable subset of real numbers.

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Headlines from February 29, 1932

FASCISTS THREATEN CAPITAL OF FINLAND; Mass 4,000 Armed Men 40 Miles Out and Plan March on Helsingfors Today. CALL ON OFFICIALS TO QUIT State of Siege Is Declared -- Troops Held in Barracks as Lapuans Prepare for Coup.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Lapuan leader orders mobilization of forces and march on Helsingfors; Lapuans concentrated at Mantsala; Gen Wallenius principal figure in movement; pol claims presented to Cabinet; demand immediate resignation of Baron von Born, Min of Int, and Gen Jalander, Gov of Nyland; Govt refuses demands and declares state of siege

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