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June 20, 1936

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50,000 See Harvard Win From Yale in Crew Race

By Unknown Author

The Harvard varsity crew defeated Yale by five and a half lengths last night in their seventy-fourth annual race, the oldest American intercollegiate sporting event, as 50,000 lined the banks of the Thames River at New London, Conn.

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Notable Births

Billy Guy

1936Billy Guy, American singer (died 2002)[โ€ ]

Billy Guy was an American singer, best known as a lead singer for the Coasters. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Enn Vetemaa

1936Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (died 2017)[โ€ ]

Enn Vetemaa was an Estonian writer sometimes referred to as a "forgotten classic", as well as "the unofficial master of the Estonian Modernist short novel".