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Opening of Central Pk zoo
Dublin anti-royalists hiss pictures of wedding
Brit press optimistic on possibility of return
On program of inflation bloc
1934Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2017)[†]
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.
1934Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic (died 2021)[†]
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, also known by his nom de guerre Chairman Gonzalo, was a Peruvian Maoist guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path (PCP-SL) in 1969 and led a rebellion against the Peruvian government until his capture by authorities on 12 September 1992. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism and treason.
1934Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1849)[†]
Charles James O'Cahan O'Donnell was an Irish colonial administrator in the British Raj, and later a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.