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J G Forrest comment
firemen assigned certain police lobs; police hdqrs shifted to fire hdqrs; firemen protest
Tudor City 7th Unit files $1-million damage claim against city; charges 42d St grade change necessitates Woodstock Tower Hotel change; Assessors Bd hearing set; city officials speculate on other claims
Belmont Pk; Tom Fool wins Futurity
sends condolences on slaying of Sir H Gurney
1951Enki Bilal, French comic book creator, comics artist and film director[†]
Enki Bilal is a French comic book creator and film director.
1951John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]
John J. Mellencamp, previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
1951Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (born 1874)[†]
Anton Frederik Philips was a Dutch businessman. He is one of the co-founders of the Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His father and Gerard had founded the Philips Company in 1891 as a family business while Anton served as chief executive officer from 1922 to 1939.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]