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Attacks City administration's taxation bills
B Brown found shot
Maj Gen Umezu, after conversations with Lt Gen Nakamura at Tientsin, proceeds to Peiping; studies situation; Gen Yu Hsuehchung, Gov of Hopei Province, reptd ready for war; Japanese planes reconnoitre over Chengteh
League Com of 19 decides to give Japan 48 hrs for submission of new proposals for settlement of dispute, or stronger action will be taken by com; Japan still objects to inclusion of U S and Russia in conciliation comm
Declines to give details of talk with Sec Stimson
1933Dalida, Egyptian-French singer and actress (died 1987)[†]
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some of her best known songs include "Bambino", "Ciao amore, ciao", "Gigi l'amoroso", "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans", "Laissez-moi danser", "Salma ya salama", "Helwa ya baladi", "Mourir sur scène", and "Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word by film star Alain Delon.
1933Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-Pakistani diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (died 2003)[†]
Sadruddin Aga Khan was a French-born statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977. During his tenure, the agency expanded its operational focus to include refugee situations outside Europe.
1933Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (died 1998)[†]
Shari Lewis was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphony conductor. She famously created and performed the sock puppet Lamb Chop for Captain Kangaroo in March 1956.
1933Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (born 1848)[†]
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is associated with the art nouveau and aesthetic art movements. He was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels, and metalwork. He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.