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Malenkov and Molotov confirm Moscow conf; USSR, 7 bloc nations and Communist China to attend; Premier Cyrankiewicz (Poland), Min Pres Grotewohl (E Ger) and Izvestia stress conf is on Eur security
TWU asks Gov-elect Harriman act to abolish NYCTA; Quill-Guinan wire proposes 5-sided conf to draft program for restoring system to city
Hesse and Bavaria election test on accord seen as draw
dies of cancer, 53; career; Pres Einaudi tribute; Chmn Strauss statement; pors
1954Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, the duo have directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
1954Chirlane McCray, American writer, editor, and activist[†]
Chirlane Irene McCray is an American writer, editor, and activist. She was married to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and had been described as de Blasio's "closest advisor." She chaired the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City and was appointed by her husband to lead a billion-dollar initiative called ThriveNYC. She has also published poetry and worked in politics as a speechwriter.
1954Dink Johnson, American pianist, clarinet player, and drummer (born 1892)[†]
Ollie "Dink" Johnson was an American Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]