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A V Bhave personal anti-Communist land reform drive stirs nation
personnel drill set
Impellitteri on rising costs as main issue
bus stops to be shifted to far side of thoroughfare intersections to cut accidents and congestion; acting Comr Wiley on plans and benefits
OPS informally rules mgt's failure to pass tax benefits to patrons is violation; holds violations unintentional; F G Blair comments
1951Stephen Bishop, American singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Earl Stephen Bishop is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. His biggest hits include "On and On", "It Might Be You", and "Save It for a Rainy Day". He has also written many different songs for other artists, such as Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins and Art Garfunkel. He contributed musically and appeared in many motion pictures including National Lampoon's Animal House.
1951Leszek Cichy, Polish mountaineer[†]
Leszek Roman Cichy, is a Polish climber, financier, and entrepreneur. He was born in Pruszków, Poland on 14 November 1951. He achieved the first winter ascent of Mount Everest together with Krzysztof Wielicki in 1980 which established the winter altitude record of 8,848 meters. He was also the first Polish climber to complete the Seven Summits and a number of other prestigious climbs.
1951Zhang Yimou, Chinese actor, director, producer, and cinematographer[†]
Zhang Yimou is a Chinese filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with Red Sorghum (1987), which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Since then, he has established himself as a leading figure of China's Fifth Generation directors and one of the most commercially and critically successful directors in the world. Zhang directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which received considerable international acclaim.
In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]