Ratan Naval Tata was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, visionary leader and ethical statesman. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012 and he held the position of interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, in 2008.

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1937Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (born 1875)^[†]

Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer.

Headlines from December 28, 1937

City to Save $500,000 Next Year on Lighting Of Streets and Buildings, Mayor Reports

Hails Court 'Chastisement' For Its 'Prattling of Myths'; Prof. Powell, at Political Science Session, Says Roosevelt Plan Was Wrong, but Predicts Less Presumptuous Judges

TERUEL FIRES FAIL TO ROUT BESIEGED; 6,000 Still Hold Out in Rebel Strongholds as Relief Units Are Reported Nearer

GARMENT WORKERS SCORE LABOR SPLIT; Breakdown of Negotiations for C. I. O.-A. F. of L. Peace Viewed as Needless

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