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July 12, 1936

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Notable Births

Jan Němec

1936Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (died 2016)[†]

Jan Němec was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."

Frank Ryan (American football)

1936Frank Ryan, American football player and mathematician (died 2024)[†]

Frank Beall Ryan was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams (1958–1961), Cleveland Browns (1962–1968), and Washington Redskins (1969–1970). He played college football for the Rice Owls. A three-time Pro Bowl selection with Cleveland, Ryan led the Browns to their most recent National Football League title in 1964. He was also a mathematician, serving as a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University from 1967 to 1974.

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Headlines from July 12, 1936

ALONG WALL STREET

By Edward J. Condlon

Stock prices and trading activity increased last week in direct ratio to the mercury. Trading exceeded 6,500,000 shares on the Stock Exchange, the largest turnover in any week since that ended on May 2. Industrial shares, as a group, mounted to new high marks for the year, and THE NEW YORK TIMES average of fifty stocks gained 2.82 points on the week, the best showing since the week ended on June 13.

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