Paul Henry O'Neill was an American businessman and government official who served as the 72nd United States secretary of the treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first term, from January 2001 until his resignation in December 2002. Prior to his term as Secretary, O'Neill was chairman and CEO of industrial giant Alcoa and chairman of the RAND Corporation.

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1935Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1864)^[†]

Johan Halvorsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist.

1935Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850)^[†]

Charles Robert Richet was a French physiologist at the Collège de France and immunology pioneer. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis". Richet devoted many years to the study of paranormal and spiritualist phenomena, coining the term "ectoplasm". He believed in the inferiority of black people, was a proponent of eugenics, and presided over the French Eugenics Society towards the end of his life. The Richet line of professorships of medical science continued through his son Charles and his grandson Gabriel. Gabriel Richet was also one of the pioneers of European nephrology.

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ROOSEVELT SAYS BANKERS' LETTERS BACK DEBT SPEECH; Has Ample Material to Support Statement That They Did Not Fear Burden, He Asserts.

'FIRST HOUSES' OPEN, ROOSEVELT HAILS NEW SLUM POLICY; East Side Block Thronged for Dedication of the City's Low-Rent Project.

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LEFT SCORES LAVAL ON RIGHT 'ARMIES'; Tumultuous Chamber Debate Is Adjourned to Tomorrow After Cabinet Is in Peril.

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