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September 26, 1935

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Notable Births

1935Bob Barber, English cricketer[†]

Robert William "Bob" Barber is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, Lancashire and Warwickshire from 1954 to 1969. He also played 28 Test matches for England. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1967. An outstanding schoolboy cricketer at Ruthin School, Barber initially struggled to gain a place whilst at Cambridge after making his debut in 1955. Scoring 1000 runs for the first time in 1959, Barber was made captain of Lancashire.

1935Lou Myers, American actor (died 2013)[†]

Lou Myers, known alternately as Lou Leabengula Myers, was an American actor.

Joe Sherlock

1935Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (died 2007)[†]

Joe Sherlock was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2007, 1987 to 1992 and 1981 to 1982. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1993 to 1997.

Notable Deaths

Andy Adams (writer)

1935Andy Adams, American author (born 1859)[†]

Andy Adams was an American writer of Western fiction.

Iván Persa

1935Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (born 1861)[†]

Iván Persa was a Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest and writer.