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She and M Wurm, German women refugees, found dead from poisoning in London apt; friends doubt suicide theory
H L Hopkins upholds research and scientific projects; intimates Fed funds will go for projects similar to those under fire in N Y C
Refuses to comment on proposed legislative investigation of unemployment relief
New Orleans train held up out of Chicago
1935Giovanni Cianfriglia, Italian actor (died 2024)[â ]
Giovanni Cianfriglia, also known as Ken Wood, was an Italian film actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1958 to 2000.
1935Peter Grant, English talent manager (died 1995)[â ]
Peter Grant was an English music manager, best known as the manager of Led Zeppelin from their creation in 1968 to their breakup in 1980. With his intimidating size and weight, confrontational manner, knowledge and experience, Grant was able to procure strong and unprecedented deals for Led Zeppelin, and is widely credited with improving pay and conditions for all musicians in dealings with concert promoters. Grant has been described as "one of the shrewdest and most ruthless managers in rock history".
1935Donald Lynden-Bell, English astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2018)[â ]
Donald Lynden-Bell CBE FRS was a British theoretical astrophysicist. He was the first to determine that galaxies contain supermassive black holes at their centres, and that such black holes power quasars. Lynden-Bell was President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985â1987) and received numerous awards for his work, including the inaugural Kavli Prize for Astrophysics. He worked at the University of Cambridge for his entire career, where he was the first director of its Institute of Astronomy.
1935Frank Schepke, German rower (died 2017)[â ]
Frank Schepke was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
1935Achille Locatelli, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1856)[â ]
Achille Locatelli was a Roman Catholic cardinal. He worked in papal diplomacy, and among other positions, he was nuntius in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
1935Emil MÅynarski, Polish conductor, violinist, composer, and pedagogue (born 1870)[â ]
Emil Szymon MÅynarski was a Polish conductor, violinist, composer, and pedagogue.
1935Franz von Vecsey, Hungarian violinist and composer (born 1893)[â ]
Franz von Vecsey was a Hungarian violinist and composer, who became a well-known virtuoso in Europe through the early 20th century. He made his first public debut at the age of 10. An accomplished violinist, he went onto perform concerts in the early twentieth century in the United Kingdom, Europe and both North America and South America.