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Westchester County '46 activity rise discussed, Westchester County Real Estate Bd rept
SYDNEY, Jan. 25--Gardnar Mulloy of Miami, Fla., was beaten in the semi-finals of the Australian title tennis tournament today by John Bromwich, but not before the American had argued with a linesman and invited a spectator to come down out of the stands.
Mark-down clearances and special promotions in recent week have moved large quantities of women's apparel, staple goods and sub ard merchandise, but indications are that fiscal year inventories at the end of this month will show heavy gains in retail stocks over a year ago.
COMMERCIAL: Spencer Airways plane crashes after take-off, Croydon Airport, London, Eng; 12 dead, 11 hurt
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1947Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (died 1982)[†]
Patrick Dewaere was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. An actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years until his suicide in Paris, in 1982.
1947Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic[†]
Sir Leslie Colin Ebdon CBE DL is the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.
1947Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager[†]
George Redmond Fitzpatrick Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, is an Irish film producer.
1947Richard Portnow, American actor[†]
Richard Portnow is an American actor known for such films and television series as Good Morning, Vietnam, Barton Fink, Kindergarten Cop, Man of the House, Sister Act, Seven, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Bogus, The Spirit, Law Abiding Citizen, Private Parts, Fallen Arches, Double Down, Poolhall Junkies, The Sopranos, Hannah Montana, The Nanny, Trumbo, Oldboy, Find Me Guilty, Underdogs and Boston Legal.
1947Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Michel Charles Sardou is a French singer and occasional actor.
1947Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (born 1898)[†]
Mary Willie Grace Moore was an American operatic lyric soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. She was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in One Night of Love.
1947India adopted its constitution and transitioned into a republic on this day.[†]
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia.