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August 19, 1932

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Notable Births

Thomas P. Salmon

1932Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont[†]

Thomas Paul Salmon was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 75th governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977.

1932Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (died 2016)[†]

Banharn Silpa-archa was a Thai politician who served as the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996. Banharn made a fortune in the construction business before he became a Member of Parliament representing his home province of Suphan Buri. He held different cabinet posts in several governments. In 1994, he became the leader of the Thai Nation Party. In 2008, the party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court and Banharn was banned from politics for five years.

Notable Deaths

Louis Anquetin

1932Louis Anquetin, French painter (born 1861)[†]

Louis Émile Anquetin was a French painter.