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Canadian repr urges last-minute conciliation move, UN Security Council
Amb to US Dr J Slavik resigns; statement text
S Rubin gift of $25,000 brings collection above goal; other gifts
1948Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, New Zealand-Australian author[†]
Alice Lynne "Lindy" Chamberlain-Creighton is a New Zealand-born Australian woman who was falsely convicted in one of Australia's most publicised and notorious murder trials and miscarriages of justice. Accused of killing her nine-week-old daughter, Azaria, while camping at Uluru in 1980, she maintained that she saw a dingo leave the tent where Azaria was sleeping. The prosecution case was circumstantial and depended upon forensic evidence that was eventually found to be deeply flawed.
1948James Ellroy, American writer[†]
Lee Earle "James" Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987) and L.A. Confidential (1990).
1948Tom Grieve, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster[†]
Thomas Alan Grieve is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1979 for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknamed "TAG", which are his initials, and most notably as "Mr. Ranger", as he was a member of the Texas Rangers' 1972 inaugural season. In 2010, Grieve was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.
1948Mike Moran, English musician, songwriter and record producer[†]
Michael Moran is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.
1948Jean O'Leary, American nun and activist (died 2005)[†]
Jean O'Leary was an American lesbian and gay rights activist. She was the founder of Lesbian Feminist Liberation, one of the first lesbian activist groups in the women's movement, and an early member and co-director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. She co-founded National Coming Out Day.
1948Chris Squire, English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (died 2015)[†]
Christopher Russell Edward Squire was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having remained in the band until his death. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.
1948Shakin' Stevens, British singer-songwriter[†]
Michael Barratt, known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s.
1948Antonin Artaud, French actor and director (born 1896)[†]
Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work in the theatre and cinema. Widely recognized as a major figure of the European avant-garde, he had a particularly strong influence on twentieth-century theatre through his conceptualization of the Theatre of Cruelty. Known for his raw, surreal and transgressive work, his texts explored themes from the cosmologies of ancient cultures, philosophy, the occult, mysticism and indigenous Mexican and Balinese practices.