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Introduces payless furlough refund resolution
Columbus statue in Columbus Circle repaired and cleaned
Describes new constant speed propeller
Pleads for arms reduction in interests of peace, s at Lord Mayor's banquet
Demands investigation of relief expenditures; outlines position on PWA, bonus, inflation, anti-trust laws and Fed salaries; H L Hopkins and FERA officials reply
1934Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian race car driver (died 1969)[†]
Luciano "Lucien" Bianchi was an Italian-born Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One. He entered a total of 19 Formula One World Championship races, scoring six points and had a best finish of third at the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix.
1934Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English sociologist and academic (died 2020)[†]
Walter Garrison Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, usually known informally as Garry Runciman, was a British historical sociologist and hereditary peer. A senior research fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, Runciman wrote several publications in his field. He also sat on the Securities and Investments Board and chaired the British Government's Royal Commission on Criminal Justice (1991–1993).
1934A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (died 1994)[†]
Alagiah Thurairajah was a Sri Lankan academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
1934Clio Maria Bittoni, Italian lawyer (died 2024)[†]
Clio Maria Bittoni was an Italian lawyer who specialised in labour law. She was the widow of Giorgio Napolitano, who was the President of Italy from 2006 until 2015.