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January 2, 1936

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12 KILLED IN CRASH OF BRITISH PLANE; All Hope Given Up After Wreck of the Air Liner Is Located in Sea Off Alexandria. AMERICAN CITIZEN VICTIM James C. Luke of Philadelphia Among 9 Passengers -- Pilot Is the Sole Survivor. 12 KILLED IN CRASH OF BRITISH PLANE

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

City of Khartoum (seaplane) wrecked in crash in Mediterranean, off Alexandria, Egypt; 12 killed; pilot, Capt V G Wilson rescued, in critical condition, by Brit destroyer, Brilliant

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Roger Miller

1936Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (died 1992)[†]

Roger Dean Miller Sr. was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings".