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November 13, 1954

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Headlines from November 13, 1954

ADENAUER'S ALLIES DELAY SAAR PACT; Ministers of Three Coalition Parties Ask Clarification Before Cabinet Action ADENAUER ALLIES DELAY SAAR PACT

By M. S. Handlerspecial To the New York Times

3 minority parties in Adenauer coalition delay Cabinet approval of accord; ask new talks with France and temporary accord with econ parity for W Ger; Cabinet subcom weighs issue; Adenauer reptd to have tied opposition hands by decision to submit accord for ratification along with other Paris agreements

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Notable Births

Scott McNealy

1954Scott McNealy, American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems[†]

Scott G. McNealy is an American businessman. He is most famous for co-founding the computer technology company Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Andy Bechtolsheim. In 2004, while still at Sun, McNealy founded Curriki, a free online education service. In 2011, he co-founded Wayin, a social intelligence and visualization company based in Denver. McNealy stepped down from his position as CEO of Wayin in 2016.

Chris Noth

1954Chris Noth, American actor and producer[†]

Christopher David Noth is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–1995), Big on Sex and the City (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on The Good Wife (2009–2016).

Notable Deaths

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist

1954Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (born 1881)[†]

Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist was a German Generalfeldmarschall of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Born into the Prussian noble family von Kleist, Kleist entered the Prussian Army in 1900 and commanded a cavalry squadron during World War I. Kleist joined the Reichswehr of inter-war Germany before being discharged in 1938.

Historical Events

Great Britain national rugby league team

1954Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.[†]

The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league. Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions.

Historical Context for November 13, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]