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February 4, 1935

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1935Wallis Mathias, Pakistani cricketer (died 1994)[†]

Wallis Mathias was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Test matches from 1955 to 1962. A Catholic, he was the first non-Muslim cricketer to play for Pakistan. He belonged to Karachi's Goan community.

Martti Talvela

1935Martti Talvela, Finnish opera singer (died 1989)[†]

Martti Olavi Talvela was a Finnish operatic bass.

Collin Wilcox (actress)

1935Collin Wilcox, American actress (died 2009)[†]

Collin Randall Wilcox was an American film, stage and television actress. Over her career, she was also credited as Collin Wilcox-Horne or Collin Wilcox-Paxton. Wilcox may be best known for her role in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), in which she played Mayella Violet Ewell, whose father falsely claimed she had been raped by a black man, which sparks the trial at the center of the film.