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Sen Munitions Com recommends retention and strengthening of 1936 Neutrality Act provisions
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1936Bert Sugar, American author and boxing historian (died 2012)[†]
Herbert Randolph Sugar was an American sportswriter known for his work covering boxing and baseball. As the author of over 80 books, The New York Times called Sugar an "accomplished raconteur with a bottomless sack of anecdotes" who was always seen with his trademark fedora and unlit cigar. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.
1936Pippo Baudo, Italian television presenter (died 2025)[†]
Giuseppe Raimondo Vittorio "Pippo" Baudo was an Italian television presenter. One of the most notable in his native country, he had a career spanning six decades, which included 13 editions of the Sanremo Music Festival – the highest number for a single presenter.
1936Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (born 1875)[†]
Mirko Seljan and Stjepan Seljan were Croatian explorers.