Israr Ahmad was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, orator and theologian. He developed a following in Pakistan and the rest of South Asia but also among some South Asian Muslims in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America.

1932Shirley Cawley, English long jumper^[†]

Shirley Cawley is a British former athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland.

1932Frank D'Rone, American singer and guitarist (died 2013)^[†]

Frank D'Rone was an American jazz singer and guitarist.

1932Francis Lai, French accordion player and composer (died 2018)^[†]

Francis Albert Lai was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams.

1932Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)^[†]

Michael Smith was a British-Canadian biochemist and businessman. He shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Kary Mullis for his work in developing site-directed mutagenesis. Following a PhD in 1956 from the University of Manchester, he undertook postdoctoral research with Har Gobind Khorana at the British Columbia Research Council in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Subsequently, Smith worked at the Fisheries Research Board of Canada Laboratory in Vancouver before being appointed a professor of biochemistry in the UBC Faculty of Medicine in 1966. Smith's career included roles as the founding director of the UBC Biotechnology Laboratory and the founding scientific leader of the Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence (PENCE). In 1996 he was named Peter Wall Distinguished Professor of Biotechnology. Subsequently, he became the founding director of the Genome Sequencing Centre at the BC Cancer Research Centre.

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1932William Lockwood, English cricketer (born 1868)^[†]

William Henry Lockwood was an English Test cricketer, best known as a fast bowler and the unpredictable, occasionally devastating counterpart to the amazingly hard-working Tom Richardson for Surrey in the early County Championship. A capable enough batsman against weaker bowling sides who scored over 10,000 runs in first-class cricket, stronger bowling tended to show flaws in his technique.

Headlines from April 26, 1932

1,600 Barbers Strike in Dispute Over Wages; Many Shops Now Paying Only Commissions

B. & M. LINKS BANKS IN $10,000,000 PLEA; Rail Loan Request to I.C.C. Cites 'Understanding' to Repay $5,500,000 Borrowed. SENATE PROTEST RECALLED Plan Is Likened to That in Missouri Pacific Grant -- Credit Corporation Fights Guarantee. B. & M. LINKS BANKS IN $10,000,000 PLEA

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