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FOR twenty years after her death, Queen Victoria was remembered by her name frequently appearing on the map, by her countenance still visible on coins and stamps, by numberless statues and portraits and by the receding mirage of the glorious era which history has dedicated to her sway.
detectives continue testimony; Schultz's personal account book introduced
Running away from his opposition in the last burning eighth of a mile, C.H. Knebelkamp's King Saxon yesterday lowered the ten-year-old six-furlong track record as he swept through the stretch and on to victory in the Paumonok Handicap at Jamaica to the cheers of 15,000 persons.
World's mark for 1/2-mile set by Iowa U in Kan relay carnival; natl distance medley record set by Ind; natl shot-put mark set by E Dees
1935Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (died 2021)[†]
Charles Sidney Grodin was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) where he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also starred in 11 Harrowhouse (1974), for which he also wrote the adaptation.
1935Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey[†]
Thomas Howard Kean is an American statesman and academic administrator who served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly and was chair of the 9/11 Commission from 2002 to 2004.