Vincent Gabriel Fourcade was a French interior designer and the business and life partner of Robert Denning. "Outrageous luxury is what our clients want," he once said.

1934N. Scott Momaday, American poet and writer (died 2024)^[†]

Navarre Scotte Momaday was a Kiowa and American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969, and is considered the first major work of the Native American Renaissance.

1934Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist^[†]

Ralph Nader is an American lawyer and political activist involved in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. He is a perennial presidential candidate. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed, which criticized the automotive industry for its safety record, helped lead to the passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in 1966.

Headlines from February 27, 1934

Monarchists Rally in Vienna With Heimwehr Chief Present; Report Afloat of Regency for Starhemberg Pending Hapsburg Return -- Dollfuss Sends Greeting to Meeting -- Rumor Fascists Are on Way to Escort Archduke Denied. MONARCHISTS HOLD A RALLY IN VIENNA

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Stores Here Sell Out Skis and Ear Muffs; Commuters 'Mush' Home From Stations

5 DEAD, MANY HURT, IN WRECK ON P.R.R.; Two Coaches and an Engine Plunge From Viaduct Into Pittsburgh Street. OTHER CARS CATCH FIRE Firemen Rush to Scene to Rescue Passengers on Akron-New York Express. P.R.R. DERAILMENT KILLS 5, HURTS 40

PAY AND BONUSES OF BUSINESS HEADS LISTED FOR SENATE; Bethlehem Steel Gave Grace $12,000 Salary, but 3 Years' Bonus Was $3,470,789.

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