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Abbott sentenced to 4 yrs in jail, Warms to 2 yrs; Cabaud fined $5,000, N Y and Cuba Mail SS Co fined $10,000
weeps at funeral for George V
Sees himself as "most enjoined man,"
policies opposed at convention of United Mine Workers of Amer
Graziani's forces swing east from Noghelli, aiming at Ras Nasibu's forces near Harar; Swedish hosp encampment near Wadara taken; Itals rept munitions were found in Swedish hosp trucks; Swedes deny responsibility; Badoglio repts defeat of Ethiopian forces in new fight on northern front; reveals plans to push northern campaign during rainy season; gives official Ital version of 3-day battle
1936James Jamerson, American bass player (died 1983)[†]
James Lee Jamerson was an American bassist. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. As a session musician he played on twenty-three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits, as well as fifty-six R&B number-one hits.
1936Veturi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2010)[†]
Veturi Sundararama Murthy, known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, various Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards, and other state honors. His career in Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades.
1936The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.[†]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits. Elections of worthy individuals to be honored by induction into the Hall of Fame commenced in 1936, although the first induction ceremonies were not held until the hall opened in 1939. Through the elections for 2024, a total of 351 people will have been inducted, including 278 former professional players, 40 executives/pioneers, 23 managers, and 10 umpires. Each is listed showing his primary position; that is, the position or role in which the player made his greatest contribution to baseball according to the Hall of Fame.