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cancels sailing on S S Manhattan; to sail on S S Europa
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Com votes 17 to 7 for favorable rept on Collier bill for beer of 3.2% by weight, or 4% by volume, with tax of $6 per bbl; wine sections deleted; 2 other wine bills offered
1932Grace Alele-Williams, Nigerian mathematician and academic (died 2022)[†]
Grace Awani Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate, and the first Nigerian female vice-chancellor at the University of Benin.
1932Quentin Blake, English author and illustrator[†]
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. Blake is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.
1932Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident and Christian executed during the Cultural Revolution (died 1968)[†]
Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by gunshot by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution for her criticism of Mao Zedong's policies. She is widely considered to be a martyr and exemplar for Chinese and other Christians, like the Chinese church leader and teacher Watchman Nee.