Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2001 and again from April 2004 until his assassination in August 2005. Lakshman Kadirgamar served as the President of Oxford Union in 1958–59.

1932Herbert Butros Khaury, American singer and ukulele player (died 1996)^[†]

Herbert Butros Khaury, also known as Herbert Buckingham Khaury, and known professionally as Tiny Tim, was an American musician and musical archivist. He is especially known for his 1968 hit recording of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips", a cover of the popular song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me" from the 1929 musical Gold Diggers of Broadway. Tiny Tim was renowned for his wide vocal range, in particular his far-reaching falsetto.

1932Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (died 2019)^[†]

Jean-Pierre Marielle was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films in which he played very diverse roles, from a banal citizen, to a World War II hero, to a compromised spy, to a has-been actor, to his portrayal of Jacques Saunière in The Da Vinci Code. He was well known for his distinctive cavernous voice, which is often imitated by French humorists who considered him to be archetypical of the French gentleman.

Headlines from April 12, 1932

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ROBINSON AND RAINEY LEAD FIGHT ON BONUS; United Attack Leads to Party Split, Which Makes Bill's Outlook Less Hopeful. PATMAN DEFENDS MEASURE He and Ex-Senator Owen Advise Inflation to Aid the Nation -- Connery Asks Legion Poll. ROBINSON, RAINEY JOIN FIGHT ON BONUS

Senate Votes to Investigate $50,000,000 Farm Outlay

Hoover Plans a New Parley For National Unity in Slump

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