Malcolm Bilson is an American pianist and musicologist specializing in 18th- and 19th-century music. He is the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Bilson is one of the foremost players and teachers of the fortepiano; this is the ancestor of the modern piano and was the instrument used in Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven's time.

1935Antonino Calderone, Italian mobster (died 2013)^[†]

Antonino Calderone was a Sicilian Mafioso who turned state witness (pentito) in 1987 after his arrest in 1986.

1935Mark Tully, Indian-English journalist and author^[†]

Sir William Mark Tully, KBE is a British journalist and the former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi, a position he held for 20 years. He worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. The recipient of several awards, Tully has authored nine books. He is a member of the Oriental Club.

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1935Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (born 1902)^[†]

Dutch Schultz was an American mobster based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. He made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Schultz's rackets were weakened by two tax evasion trials led by United States Attorney Thomas Dewey, and also threatened by fellow mobster Lucky Luciano.

Headlines from October 24, 1935

Schultz Out on Bail On Income Tax Charges

2 WEEKS' GRACE EXPECTED; Italy Thinks London and Paris Will Ask League to Grant Delay. SIMILAR BELIEF IN BRITAIN Avenol Confers at the Foreign Office to Give Geneva Slant on Tripartite Talks. NEW MEDITERRANEAN DEAL Rome Reported Ready to Call Back 2 Libyan Divisions and Britain Four Ships.

Los Angeles Zone Swept by 5 Brush Fires; Scores of Homes Burn; Film Colony in Path

I.R.T. Lines Had Gain In Traffic Last Month

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