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1932Richard Dawson, English-American actor and game show host (died 2012)[†]
Richard Dawson was an English-American actor, comedian, game-show host, and panelist. He was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in Hogan's Heroes, as a regular panellist on Match Game (1973–1978), and as the original host of Family Feud.
1932Yorozuya Kinnosuke, Japanese kabuki actor (died 1997)[†]
Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.
1932Sándor Mátrai, Hungarian footballer (died 2002)[†]
Sándor Mátrai was a Hungarian footballer.
1932Paulo Valentim, Brazilian footballer (died 1984)[†]
Paulo Angelo Valentim was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
1932Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize[†]
Sir Colville Norbert Young is a Belizean politician who served as the second governor-general of Belize. He is also a patron of the Scout Association of Belize. He was appointed as the Governor-General in 1993, taking office on 17 November of that year, and was knighted in 1994.
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Vs Okla; wins Big Six title
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 19 -- Winston Guest's Meadow Brook four tallied five goals in the fifth and sixth chukkers today to defeat Santa Paula, 9 to 6, in the first game of the polo series between the United States and Argentina for the Cup of the Americas.
Industry as a whole has as much reason to rejoice in the award of the Nobel Prize to JDR. IRVING LANGMUIR as the General Electric Company, in whose lab- oratories the conducted investigations that won him world-wide fame. When Dr. WILLIS R. WHITNEY established the laboratories about a quarter of a century ago and recruited the best physicists and chemists that he could find in universities, scientists freely uttered their misgivings.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 19 -- The tradition of Tale's predilection for covering itself with glory in the ruck of a rain-soaked field asserted itself again at the expense of Harvard today as the Elis gained their most decisive victory over the Crimson in thirty years.
Columbia and Syracuse battled through the mud of Baker Field to a 0-0 deadlock yesterday before 10,000 spectators. Rain in varying intensity handicapped both teams and Field General Nick Dinunzio and Clifford Montgomery punted frequently and waited for breaks.
WITH the election out of the way, theatrical business has begun to improve. Over at the Leblang ticket office they bring forth statistics to show that attendance in the playhouses during the past week was better than for the corresponding period last year.
Finance Com of Bd of Aldermen will consider 10% salary cuts; bur mergers planned
Hindenburg asks Hitler to sound other party leaders on joining in Govt of natl concentration
By the thin margin of a safety, the Fordham football team repulsed the New York invasion of the Oregon State eleven at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Playing on a gridiron which was ankle deep in mud, the Maroon succeeded in turning back the visitors from the West by the score of 8 to 6.
It is no figure of speech to say that the eyes of the world will be fixed upon Washington next Tuesday afternoon when the President and the President-elect sit down together to talk over the foreign-debt situation. If only on account of the unprecedented nature of the proceeding, the interest which it is arousing would be explained.